RTRS: Chile copper export revenue falls 18.4 pct in August
SANTIAGO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The value of Chile's copper exports amounted to $2.177 billion in August, down 18.4 percent from $2.669 billion in the same month a year ago, central bank figures showed on on Tuesday.
The value of Chile's copper exports totaled $2.542 billion in July, the central bank reported last month.
Chile is the world's top copper producer, mining about a third of global supply. A sharp drop in copper prices from record highs last year due to the global economic crisis has curtailed the South American country's revenue intake.
However, copper prices have risen in recent months, hitting a 10-1/2 month high in August on growing investor sentiment the global economic downturn is nearing its end.
