Copper on pigfarms and giant lots of new cars

"This story just in from Politico (hat tip SL) in which Chinese pig farmers storing rolls and rolls of copper wire (that have helped to keep commodity prices lofty, widely viewed as an indication of a growing economy) now have company in the form of the Chinese government that is suspected to be storing giant parking lots full of brand new cars (that show up as "sold" in their economic statistics, widely viewed as an indication of a growing economy)."