Home>News & Insights>Publications>Copper’s next big shift: Is your model ready?Copper’s next big shift: Is your model ready? CEIC Publications CEIC 24.07.2025 under a minute read Copper is one of the world’s most critical industrial metals and a key signal for the global economy. On the supply side, our granular data shows Chile remains by far the top producer, though private mines now drive output as state-owned Codelco faces challenges. Meanwhile, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia are up-and-coming producing nations. On the demand side, high-frequency data highlights China’s dominant role: at its peak, nearly a third of global copper fed into Chinese real estate. Today, that demand is being transformed by China’s rapidly growing electric vehicle industry. Watch our latest video on demand to hear from our economist how CEIC’s timely, local datasets on copper can help you navigate these shifts, build smarter models, and stay ahead of market-moving trends. ???? Watch the video & download the chart pack Tags Recent Posts Vietnam's property market shows signs of recovery CEIC 10.04.2026 Publications In Vietnam, the property sector is lively again. Amid strong demand and persistent supply shortages, @Savills' residential property-price indices are showing a strong uptick for housing in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Our ASEAN Premium database is unlocking more signals for some of the world's most dynamic economies. Read More As the West’s sourcing of key minerals diversifies, China remains in control of value chains CEIC 10.04.2026 Publications For many critical minerals, China is maintaining its dominance of the value-added industries downstream from extraction. This is the case even as the US, Europe and Japan accelerate efforts to secure resources and friend-shore their supply chains. Read More The Turkish central bank unloads gold at near-record prices CEIC 10.04.2026 Publications Since the outbreak of war between the US, Israel and Iran, the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT) has relied heavily on its gold reserves as a financial shock absorber. Read More Sorry, no articles match the current filters. Sorry, no articles match the current search query.