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Commodity Prices: the UNCTAD index

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Ever since its beginning, the Review has devoted attention to the development of commodity prices in world markets. In both our statistics (at present in table 26 of the Statistical Appendix) and our forecasts in the World Economy section we have been focusing on price indices reflecting the importance of major commodities in the exports of primary producing countries.

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National Institute Economic Review , Volume 110 , November 1984 , pp. 106 - 107
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Copyright © 1984 National Institute of Economic and Social Research

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Footnotes

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This note was prepared by George F. Ray. Help and information received from the Commodities Division of UNCTAD is gratefully acknowledged.

References

page 106 note (2) Three new price indices, National Institute Economic Review, no 1, January 1959, pp 32-5.

page 106 note (3) Export prices of primary producers, National Institute Economic Review, no 87, February 1979, pp 57-60.

page 106 note (4) Commodity prices, National Institute Economic Review, no 92, May 1980, page 64.

page 106 note (5) Deflated by the UN index of prices of manufactures (SITC 5 to 8) in world trade.