Development and Globalization: - Unctad
Development and Globalization: - Unctad
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50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
Commodity price volatility [1]<br />
(minimum, maximum <strong>and</strong> average based on monthly data)<br />
0<br />
250<br />
200<br />
150<br />
100<br />
50<br />
0<br />
20 000<br />
16 000<br />
12 000<br />
8 000<br />
4 000<br />
0<br />
Bananas<br />
(US¢/lb.)<br />
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000<br />
Cocoa<br />
(US¢/lb.)<br />
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000<br />
Nickel<br />
(US$/metric ton)<br />
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000<br />
Instability indices in monthly market prices [1]<br />
10 000<br />
8 000<br />
6 000<br />
4 000<br />
2 000<br />
0<br />
1 600<br />
1 200<br />
800<br />
400<br />
0<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
Commodity price instability 5.3 B<br />
Pepper<br />
(US$/metric ton)<br />
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000<br />
Coconut oil<br />
(US$/metric ton)<br />
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000<br />
Crude petroleum<br />
(US$/barrel)*<br />
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000<br />
* Memo item: not included in the calculation of price indices.<br />
1960 - 1962 1970 - 1972 1980 - 1982 1990 - 1992 2000 - 2002<br />
All commodities in current dollars .. 4.33 4.88 1.79 2.48<br />
All food 2.15 5.14 7.21 2.43 2.58<br />
Food <strong>and</strong> tropical beverages 2.70 6.03 7.65 2.52 3.05<br />
Tropical beverages 2.39 6.47 5.10 5.41 8.95<br />
Food 3.16 6.37 10.10 3.65 3.86<br />
Vegetable oilseeds <strong>and</strong> oils 4.35 4.81 6.01 3.30 10.18<br />
Agricultural raw materials 2.24 3.91 3.11 3.06 4.53<br />
Minerals, ores <strong>and</strong> metals .. 4.34 1.92 3.65 2.87<br />
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