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Commodity |
Price1/29/10 |
Price1/22/10 |
% Change** |
Price 10/30/09 |
% Change*** |
Source |
|
| Aluminum | pound | $0.9339 | $0.9661 | (3.77%) | $0.8541 | 9.34% | LME |
| Copper | pound | $3.0799 | $3.3121 | (7.92%) | $2.9325 | 5.03% | LME |
| Nickel | pound | $8.4618 | $8.3144 | 1.78% | $8.2735 | 2.28% | LME |
| Tin | pound | $7.6839 | $8.0467 | (5.38%) | $6.7472 | 13.88% | LME |
| Zinc | pound | $0.9580 | $1.0426 | (8.62%) | $0.9816 | (2.40%) | LME |
| Crude Oil | barrel | $72.64 | n\a | n/a | $78.22 | (7.13%) | Kitco |
| Diesel | gallon | $2.868 | $2.901 | (1.16%) | $2.834 | 1.20% | AAA |
| Gasoline (unleaded) | gallon+ | $2.678 | $2.718 | (1.48%) | $2.694 | (0.59%) | AAA |
| Natural Gas | mbtu | $5.42 | n\a | n/a | $4.11 | $31.87% | DOE |
| Gold | ounce | $1,080.20 | $1,091.50 | (1.08%) | $1,044.70 | 3.40% | Kitco |
| Silver | ounce | $16.19 | $16.97 | (4.78%) | $16.32 | (0.80%) | Kitco |
| US Dollar | one euro = | $1.3853 | $1.4143 | (1.97%) | $1.4726 | (5.93%) | Kitco |
| 100 yen = | $1.1085 | $1.1132 | (0.42%) | $1.1099 | (0.13%) | Kitco |
|
| US $index = | 79.48 | 78.30 | 1.54% | 76.38 | 4.06% | Kitco |
|
| 1 tonne = 2,205
pounds. Mbtu = 1 million British thermal units. Gasoline price = national
average at retail. One barrel = 42 gallons. Natural gas prices as reported by U.S. DOE for at Henry Hub ** Change from 1/22/10 price. *** Change from 10/30/09 using most recent price. |
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TEDMAG has made every effort to obtain accurate prices from responsible
public sources, but these prices may not reflect actual transactions or
prices available to you if you seek to trade.
Additional Commodities Information
Above, sheet steel prices with a forecast, from www.Purchasing.com; below, 2+ years of platinum cash-market prices, from www.barchart.com.
Sources:
AAA = Fuel Gauge report, updated daily -– www.fuelgaugereport.com;
see also www.aaa.com
DOE Natural Gas Weekly Update = http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/ngw/ngupdate.asp
Kitco = www.kitco.com, www.kitcometals.com
LME = London Metal Exchange = www.metalprices.com;
www.metalprices.com/pl.asp
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