世界银行：商品市场回顾

(英文) 07.01.12 ７页，一页２行，合１４页

Commodity Markets Review DECPG, The World Bank

Most commodity prices began 2007 to the downside, with sharp declines in oil, copper, lead, zinc, corn and wheat. The decreases reflect a combination of weakening demand, improving supply conditions, and commodity indices re weighting by major investment banks. For 2006, non-oil commodities increased 25 percent, with metals up 51 percent and agriculture commodities up 12 percent. In December non-oil commodities rose 1.7 percent, with gains mainly in beverages and fats and oils. Crude oil prices rose 4.9 percent in December, to average $61.0/bbl, as cold weather arrived early in the month and OPEC moved to further reduce output. However, prices slid from a peak of near $63/bbl to under $51 in January, as warm weather resumed, stocks remained comfortable, and investors liquidatedlong positions as market balances eased.