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 Inequality in Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur's high incomes complicate subsidy reform CEIC 14.08.2026 Insights In Malaysia, economic success has been relatively concentrated in several hotspots. Regional income disparity has emerged as a key focus Read More The Shortage Index: measuring global supply-chain disruptions CEIC 14.08.2026 Insights As US-Iran hostilities continue to throttle global energy supplies and reignite inflation, it's a timely moment to add the Shortage Read More AI is reshaping the US labor market, but it's unclear whether it's broadly hitting employment CEIC 14.08.2026 Insights Amid fears that AI will ultimately wipe out wide swathes of white-collar work, it appears that productivity has risen more Read More Sorry, no articles match the current filters. Sorry, no articles match the current search query.