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Copper futures fall after weak Chinese customs data

Imports of unwrought copper and products into China, the world's largest copper consumer, were down 7% from July.

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Chinese customs data on Tuesday showed falling copper imports in August. It's the fifth straight monthly declines as high prices for the metal and worse-than-expected economic growth continue to weigh on demand. Imports of unwrought copper and products into China, the world's largest copper consumer, were down 7% from July and 41% lower year-on-year.

Copper Futures - Dec 21 (HGZ1) have fallen since the data release and are now trading at $4.27/lb (10:24 am, GMT +2), down by more than 2% since August 31st.

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Investing in copper as commodity or copper miners is made simpler with Copper ETFs. They provide liquidity, diversification and ease of trade. For exposure to the reddish metal, WisdomTree Copper (COPA) gives exposure to a total return investment in copper by tracking the Bloomberg Copper Subindex, it has $766 million in assets. To hold a basket of copper miners, investors can opt in for Global X Copper Miners ETF (COPX). It has 33 holdings and provides exposure mainly to Canada (37%), China (10%) and United States (9.2%).

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