Why Shares of BHP Slumped in September

Shares in mining and oil and gas giant BHP Group (ASX: BHP) (NYSE: BHP) slumped by 17.5% in September, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The move comes as a consequence of evidence of a slowdown in China's construction market.

China matters to BHP because the company generates the bulk of its profit from iron ore, a mineral almost entirely used to make steel, and China's construction market is a key end market for steel. In addition, BHP has significant exposure to copper, a metal with considerable exposure to construction.

BHP's earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortization per segment is as follows:

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