Import of plate, sheet, strip of copper-zinc alloy in coils to New Zealand: Decline in 2017

United Nations Statistical Office reported that copper import diminished greatly by 45.17 percent in 2017. It pinpoints the all-time minimum since 1989 as copper import sharply decreased from 27 147 kilogram to 14 883.38 kilogram, as it follows the tendency of the previous year when it dropped by 37.15%. The overall changes for the prior 29 years hit a fall of 91.35%. Besides, it has shown a negative compound annual growth rate of 0.34 percent during the last 5 years with a marginal overall diminution since the start of time series. It averaged 94 733.32 kilogram from 1989 to 2017 and it reached its maximum of 201 473 kilogram in 1995.