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Commodity		Price 8/27/10	Price 8/20/10	% Change**	Price 5/28/10	% Change***	Source
Aluminum	pound	$0.9240	$0.9231	0.10%	$0.9231	0.10%	LME
Copper	pound	$3.3484	$3.2833	1.96%	$3.3148	1.01%	LME
Nickel	pound	$9.5481	$9.7250	(1.81%)	$9.7749	(2.32%)	LME
Tin	pound	$9.7885	$9.5096	3.39%	$8.2372	18.83%	LME
Zinc	pound	$0.9276	$0.9262	0.16%	$0.8648	7.26%	LME

Crude Oil	barrel	$74.14	$73.44	1.21%	$74.37	(0.31%)	Kitco
Diesel	gallon	$2.959	$2.977	(0.60%)	$3.010	(1.69%)	AAA
Gasoline (unleaded)	gallon+	$2.682	$2.718	(1.31%)	$2.741	(2.15%)	AAA
Natural Gas	mbtu	$3.85	$4.29	(10.43%)	$4.22	(8.77%)	DOE

Gold	ounce	$1,238.10	$1,228.00	0.82%	$1,234.30	0.31%	Kitco
Silver	ounce	$19.11	$18.02	5.93%	$18.37	4.03%	Kitco

US Dollar	one euro =	$1.2772	$1.2715	0.46%	$1.2277	4.03%	Kitco
	100 yen =	$1.1735	$1.1679	0.52%	$1.0681	9.87%	Kitco
	US $index =	82.90	83.00	(0.12%)	86.58	(4.25%)	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 8/20/10 price. * Change from 5/28/10 using most recent price.

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Additional Commodities Information

Above, tin spot prices over the past year, courtesy of LME (www.lme.com); below, nickel spot prices over the past year, courtesy of www.kitcometals.com:

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Sources:

AAA = Fuel Gauge report, updated daily – www.fuelgaugereport.com; see also www.aaa.com
DOE Energy Assurance Daily: www.oe.netl.doe.gov/ead.aspx
Kitco = www.kitco.com, www.kitcometals.com
LME = London Metal Exchange = www.metalprices.com; www.metalprices.com/pl.asp