In August, China's copper industry's monthly business activity index was 42.0.

The monthly business index monitoring model of the Chinese copper industry shows that in August 2025, the monthly business index of the Chinese copper industry was 42.0, an increase of 2.7 percentage points from the previous month, continuing to operate in the "normal" range; the leading indicator was 79.6, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points from the previous month; the coincident indicator was 78.2, an increase of 4.4 percentage points from the previous month. In summary, although the business index has maintained an upward trend from the previous month, the main indicators are still operating in the "normal" range. Currently, the copper industry is showing characteristics of "stable production, active investment, and differentiated demand." Looking ahead, with the continuous efforts of macroeconomic policies and the deepening of industrial transformation and upgrading, the Chinese copper industry is expected to continue its stable development. Under the premise of the national economy's continued stable development, the business index of the Chinese copper industry will still operate in the "normal" range.