THE Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) has disclosed that export earnings from refined copper increased from K17.2 billion in October 2024 to K20.4 billion in November 2024, representing a positive variance of 18.7 percent. In a monthly bulletin recently, ZamStats acting Statistician General Sheila Mudenda disclosed that copper prices on the LME market for the corresponding months decreased by 4.9 percent from US$9,539.2 per mt in October 2024 to US$ 9,074.8 per mt in November 2024. “Export earnings from refined copper increased by 18.7 percent, from K17.2 billion in October 2024 to K20.4 billion in November 2024. Refined copper export volumes increased by 17.0 percent, from 68.0 thousand mt in October 2024 to 79.5 thousand mt in November 2024. Further, copper...
