Rare Earths: The Global Implications of China’s Leading Role
China’s concentration of production, processing and exports has created structural dependencies with wide-ranging effects on critical industries.
Microchips, Oil and Soybeans: The Global Impact of China’s Imports
What China buys and where it buys it have reshaped supply chains, commodity flows and trade balances worldwide.
Global Oil Refining Capacity: China and the U.S. Dominate
China and the U.S. account for 36% of the world’s oil refining capacity, and only five economies control half of the world’s capacity.
Led by China, Asia Commands Global Industrial Commodity Imports
Asia’s share of global imports is dominant across key industrial commodities, with China driving regional demand and shaping global supply chains.
China’s Dependence on Strategic Fuel Imports and Opportunities for Global Fuel Exporters
China is the world’s largest consumer of energy and runs large trade deficits for primary fuels, especially crude oil and petroleum gases.
China-Africa Trade at a Glance: Demand Hubs and Supply Corridors
Size and speed: Who buys the most from China, who sells the most to China and whose trade is growing the fastest?
Fuels, Vehicles and Capital Goods: The Imports Powering Chile’s Economy
Energy, mobility and industrial equipment—led by imports from China and strong U.S. supply—underpin Chile’s industrial and consumer economy.
Capital Goods, Fuels and Chemicals: The Inputs Powering Brazil’s Farms and Factories
Brazil’s import bill is dominated by capital goods, vehicles & parts, fuels and industrial chemicals, with China as the top supplier.
Technology, Mobility and Industrial Materials: Canada’s Imports Fueling Markets and Industries
Canada imports essential technology, mobility, industrial materials and consumer goods, primarily from the neighbouring U.S.
The Black and Red of Global Trade: 20 Largest Trade Surplus and Deficit Economies
Global trade is a mirror reflection of trade surplus economies supplying raw materials and goods, and trade deficit economies absorbing them to drive growth and consumption.