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Some brighter signs in China’s trade data

There were signs of a pick-up in copper imports in China’s October trade data, while iron ore and crude oil imports were still up strongly in year-on-year terms. However, exports of some refined raw materials also grew strongly last month, suggesting that domestic demand remains subdued.

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