COPPER ANODE SALES TOP ZAMBIA’S JULY EXPORTS

ccording to the report, export of consumer goods, raw materials and capital goods categories, collectively accounted for . percent of Zambia s total exports in une 0 .

he report says the major export destination in une 0 was wit erland and accounted for . percent of the total export earnings.

“ he main export product to

ccording to monthly bulleting report, copper prices on L market for the corresponding months decreased by . percent from 6,0 per metric tonne in ay 0 to , 6 . per metric tonne in une 0 .

“ ince copper accounts for the largest weight proportion of traditional exports, any change in the wit erland was copper anodes for electrolytic refining, accounting for 6 . percent of total export earnings from that country. hina was the second main export destination, accounting for . percent at the total export earnings,” the report says.

he report says the main export products were copper anodes for electrolytic refining which accounted for . percent of total export earnings from that country.

ongo , the report says, was the third main export destination accounting for . percent of the total export earnings with the main export product being sulphuric acid and petroleum in bulk, accounting for .0 percent of total export earnings from that country.

“ outh frica was the truth main volume and price value has a direct bearing on the performance of traditional exports,” the report says.

nd the report says agricultural products destination of Zambia s exports, accounting for . percent of the total export earnings. he main export product to outh frica were bullion semi-manufactured forms (Gold), accounting for 6. percent of total export earnings from that country,” the report says.

ccording to the report, alawi was the fifth main export destination accounting for . percent of the total export earnings, with the main export product being tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed stripped, and accounting for . percent of the total export earnings from that country.

he report says these five countries collectively accounted for . percent of Zambia s total export earnings in une 0 .

ambia’s ma or e port produ ts in une ere from the intermediate goods ategory mainly omprising opper anodes for ele trolyti refining and athodes of refined opper a ounting for per ent the entral tatisti s Offi e O monthly bulleting report for uly has stated

accounted for a share of . percent of Zambia s non traditional exports in une 0 compared to . percent recorded in ay 0 .

“ he export earing from agricultural products increased by . percent from 6 . million in ay 0 to . million in une 0 ,” states the report.

he major export commodities, the report says, were tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed stripped at . percent, other raw cane sugar at v . percent and cotton, not carded or combed at . percent.

ccording to the report, non agricultural products accounted for a share of . percent of Zambia s non traditional exports in une 0 compared to . percent recorded in ay 0 .

he report says the export earing from non agriculture products recorded a decrease of .6 percent from , 00 .6 million in ay 0 to , 6 .0 million in une 0 .

he major export commodities were sulphuric acid, oleum in bulk at .6 percent, ortland cement at . percent and electrical energy at .6 percent.