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Table 13(Handbook of International Economic Statistics 1997-CIA)

Metal and Material Prices
  1970 1980 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Aluminuma (US cents per pound) 28.72 71.64 74.37 59.07 56.89 51.71 66.93 81.88 68.35
Copperb (US cents per pound) 64.17 98.68 121.02 106.21 103.64 86.86 104.58 133.00 104.03
Leadb (US cents per pound) 13.78 41.10 237.05 25.30 24.65 18.48 24.89 28.55 35.11
Nickelc (US cents per pound) 129.00 295.81 402.07 369.93 318.22 240.78 287.21 373.02 340.38
Tina (US cents per pound) 166.70 761.30 276.03 253.83 276.88 234.40 247.66 281.11 279.36
Zincb (US cents per pound) 13.36 34.47 66.46 50.67 56.33 43.73 45.28 46.77 46.49
Silverd (US $ per troy ounce) 1.77 20.70 4.84 4.06 3.94 4.30 5.28 5.19 5.18
Goldb (US $ per fine ounce) 35.98 612.10 384.93 363.29 343.42 359.73 384.22 384.16 387.82
Platinume (US $ per troy ounce) 132.50 439.50 472.75 389.50 343.25 389.00 391.00 424.13 397.81
Manganese oref (US $ per long ton) 55.33 155.25 341.67 391.58 373.75 298.09 212.93 202.79 203.21
Coalg (US $ per metric ton) 10.96 45.31 42.72 43.66 41.42 39.40 37.35 40.08 43.13
Gasolineh (US cents per gallon) NA 91.93 71.13 63.50 57.46 50.86 47.90 50.92 59.65
Iron Orei (US $ per metric ton) 15.22 28.09 30.80 33.25 31.60 28.11 25.47 27.00 28.60
Newsprintj (US $ per short ton) 150.50 388.64 495.63 501.02 455.17 464.39 482.88 670.90 658.59
Plywoodk (US cents per sheet) 103.06 273.84 354.87 372.38 380.77 661.42 599.50 584.44 529.52
Superphosphatel (US $ per metric ton) 42.50 180.33 131.82 133.12 120.74 111.95 132.11 149.63 175.83
Timberm (US $ per cubic meter) NA NA 123.56 125.67 152.47 217.94 201.23 190.34 187.15


a All origins (London).
b United Kingdom (London).
c LME cash price.
d US price (New York).
e Major producers, New York.
f India (US Ports).
g Australia.
h US Gulf Coast.
i Brazil (North Sea Ports)
j US (New York).
k Philippines (Tokyo).
l US (Gulf Ports).
m Softwood logs, US.

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