increase in infastructure spending18 Sep 2018 17:24
In 2017, Chinese importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of ores, slag or ash:
Iron ores, concentrates: US$76.2 billion (up 31.2% from 2016)
Copper ores, concentrates: $26.1 billion (up 25%)
Manganese ores, concentrates: $4 billion (up 92.7%)
Aluminum ores, concentrates: $3.5 billion (up 39.5%)
Chromium ores, concentrates: $3.4 billion (up 112.8%)
Precious metal ores, concentrates: $3 billion (up 13.3%)
Zinc ores, concentrates: $2.2 billion (up 72.7%)
Nickel ores, concentrates: $2.1 billion (up 37.1%)
Lead ores, concentrates: $1.7 billion (up 15.8%)
Tin ores, concentrates: $923.2 million (up 13.3%)