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METALS AND MINERALS, 2000-2008 |
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Period |
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Gold U.S.$ per
Troy Ounce |
Silver U.S.$ per Troy Ounce |
Copper Cathode
U.S. $ per Metric Ton |
Nickel U.S. $ per Metric Ton |
Aluminum U.S. $ per Metric
Ton |
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1997 |
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331.3 |
4.9 |
2366.8 |
6892.6 |
1590.5 |
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1998 |
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293.9 |
5.5 |
1653.5 |
4626.9 |
1357.1 |
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1999 |
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278.7 |
5.2 |
1572.8 |
6071.3 |
1363.7 |
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2000 |
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277.1 |
4.9 |
1803.3 |
8366.4 |
1551.7 |
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Jan |
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284.2 |
5.2 |
1843.2 |
8315.3 |
1680.6 |
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Feb |
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298.7 |
5.2 |
1800.8 |
9710.0 |
1665.3 |
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Mar |
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287.1 |
5.1 |
1740.0 |
10276.0 |
1577.0 |
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Apr |
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280.2 |
5.1 |
1673.0 |
9712.0 |
1450.0 |
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May |
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275.6 |
5.0 |
1785.0 |
10134.0 |
1468.0 |
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Jun |
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284.5 |
5.0 |
1754.0 |
8403.0 |
1508.0 |
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Jul |
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282.0 |
5.0 |
1795.0 |
8189.0 |
1565.0 |
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Aug |
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274.6 |
4.9 |
1854.0 |
7989.0 |
1525.0 |
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Sep |
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273.5 |
4.9 |
1960.0 |
8635.0 |
1602.0 |
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Oct |
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270.9 |
4.9 |
1898.0 |
7673.0 |
1500.0 |
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Nov |
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265.6 |
4.7 |
1792.0 |
7326.0 |
1472.0 |
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Dec |
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271.4 |
4.6 |
1854.0 |
7330.0 |
1565.0 |
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2001 |
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265.9 |
4.4 |
1709.6 |
6438.6 |
1527.9 |
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Jan |
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265.9 |
4.6 |
1788.0 |
6999.0 |
1618.0 |
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Feb |
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261.7 |
4.6 |
1766.0 |
6519.0 |
1604.0 |
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Mar |
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263.2 |
4.4 |
1748.0 |
6189.0 |
1513.0 |
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Apr |
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260.3 |
4.4 |
1666.0 |
6324.0 |
1493.0 |
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May |
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272.0 |
4.4 |
1661.0 |
6328.0 |
1490.0 |
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Jun |
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270.2 |
4.4 |
1670.0 |
6351.0 |
1485.0 |
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Jul |
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267.7 |
4.3 |
1668.0 |
6360.0 |
1492.0 |
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Aug |
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272.2 |
4.2 |
1379.0 |
5572.0 |
1467.0 |
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Sep |
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281.5 |
4.3 |
1435.0 |
5103.0 |
1351.0 |
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Oct |
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283.3 |
4.4 |
1383.0 |
4881.0 |
1290.0 |
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Nov |
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275.7 |
4.1 |
1388.0 |
5005.0 |
1301.0 |
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Dec |
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275.5 |
4.3 |
1401.0 |
5112.0 |
1317.0 |
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2002 |
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309.7 |
4.6 |
1577.0 |
6758.0 |
1372.0 |
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2003 |
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363.4 |
4.9 |
1793.7 |
9671.1 |
1441.9 |
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Jan |
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356.4 |
4.8 |
1631.0 |
7823.0 |
1365.0 |
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Feb |
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359.6 |
4.7 |
1686.0 |
8592.0 |
1422.0 |
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Mar |
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341.3 |
4.5 |
1683.0 |
8593.0 |
1420.0 |
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Apr |
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328.8 |
4.5 |
1698.0 |
8692.0 |
1389.0 |
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May |
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355.0 |
4.7 |
1714.0 |
8724.0 |
1431.0 |
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Jun |
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357.2 |
4.5 |
1692.0 |
8973.0 |
1422.0 |
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Jul |
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350.5 |
4.8 |
1727.0 |
8934.0 |
1429.0 |
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Aug |
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359.0 |
5.0 |
1751.0 |
9443.0 |
1458.0 |
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Sep |
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377.9 |
5.2 |
1792.0 |
9992.0 |
1417.0 |
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Oct |
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378.9 |
5.0 |
1944.0 |
10991.0 |
1493.0 |
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Nov |
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389.9 |
5.2 |
2047.0 |
12044.0 |
1514.0 |
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Dec |
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406.0 |
5.6 |
2159.0 |
13252.0 |
1543.0 |
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2004 |
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409.3 |
6.6 |
2806.8 |
13171.1 |
1700.2 |
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Jan |
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414.6 |
6.3 |
2105.0 |
12505.0 |
1557.0 |
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Feb |
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404.4 |
6.4 |
2051.0 |
13051.0 |
1550.0 |
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Mar |
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405.8 |
7.2 |
3010.0 |
13828.0 |
1650.0 |
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Apr |
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404.3 |
7.0 |
2966.0 |
12988.0 |
1758.0 |
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May |
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384.6 |
5.6 |
2788.0 |
11951.0 |
1657.0 |
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Jun |
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392.5 |
5.9 |
2629.0 |
13465.0 |
1669.0 |
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Jul |
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398.2 |
6.3 |
2775.0 |
13753.0 |
1664.0 |
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Aug |
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400.2 |
6.7 |
2849.0 |
13764.0 |
1693.0 |
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Sep |
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405.6 |
6.4 |
3055.0 |
12891.0 |
1811.0 |
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Oct |
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420.5 |
7.1 |
3010.0 |
12964.0 |
1789.0 |
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Nov |
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438.3 |
7.5 |
3172.0 |
13429.0 |
1808.0 |
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Dec |
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442.9 |
7.1 |
3271.0 |
13464.0 |
1796.0 |
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2005 |
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443.9 |
7.3 |
3663.3 |
14645.1 |
1895.6 |
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Jan |
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424.7 |
6.6 |
3184.0 |
14552.0 |
1848.0 |
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Feb |
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422.4 |
7.0 |
3193.0 |
14545.0 |
1840.0 |
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Mar |
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434.8 |
7.3 |
3379.0 |
16256.0 |
1988.0 |
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Apr |
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429.0 |
7.1 |
3406.0 |
16119.0 |
1898.0 |
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May |
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422.8 |
7.0 |
3169.0 |
16973.0 |
1721.0 |
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Jun |
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430.3 |
7.3 |
3552.0 |
16107.0 |
1731.0 |
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Jul |
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424.8 |
7.0 |
3603.0 |
14512.0 |
1781.0 |
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Aug |
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437.6 |
7.0 |
3792.0 |
14960.0 |
1875.0 |
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Sep |
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455.3 |
7.1 |
3940.0 |
13510.0 |
1839.0 |
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Oct |
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460.8 |
7.6 |
4043.0 |
12427.0 |
1930.0 |
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Nov |
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476.8 |
7.9 |
4283.0 |
12192.0 |
2057.0 |
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Dec |
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507.8 |
8.6 |
4416.0 |
13588.0 |
2239.0 |
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2006 |
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604.0 |
11.5 |
6654.2 |
23048.0 |
2597.1 |
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Jan |
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547.5 |
9.1 |
4563.0 |
14497.0 |
2364.0 |
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Feb |
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555.7 |
9.5 |
4922.0 |
15116.0 |
2503.0 |
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Mar |
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556.9 |
10.3 |
4943.0 |
14997.0 |
2465.0 |
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Apr |
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609.9 |
12.6 |
6279.0 |
16485.0 |
2647.0 |
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May |
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674.8 |
13.4 |
7926.0 |
19903.0 |
2873.0 |
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Jun |
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596.9 |
10.8 |
7112.0 |
19884.0 |
2532.0 |
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Jul |
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633.9 |
11.2 |
7631.0 |
24196.0 |
2556.0 |
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Aug |
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631.1 |
12.1 |
7655.0 |
27507.0 |
2509.0 |
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Sep |
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599.1 |
11.7 |
7584.0 |
28101.0 |
2518.0 |
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Oct |
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586.7 |
11.5 |
7485.0 |
30593.0 |
2661.0 |
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Nov |
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627.6 |
12.9 |
7075.0 |
30727.0 |
2723.0 |
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Dec |
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628.5 |
13.3 |
6675.0 |
34570.0 |
2814.0 |
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2007 |
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696.4 |
13.4 |
7110.1 |
36647.8 |
2649.4 |
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Jan |
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630.0 |
12.8 |
5670.0 |
36811.0 |
2809.0 |
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Feb |
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664.5 |
13.9 |
5753.0 |
38111.0 |
2773.0 |
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Mar |
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654.9 |
13.2 |
6433.0 |
43468.0 |
2755.0 |
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Apr |
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679.7 |
13.7 |
7700.0 |
47769.0 |
2844.0 |
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May |
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667.7 |
13.1 |
7681.0 |
52127.0 |
2793.0 |
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Jun |
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656.2 |
13.1 |
7474.0 |
41705.0 |
2677.0 |
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Jul |
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665.1 |
12.9 |
7973.0 |
33417.0 |
2732.0 |
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Aug |
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664.8 |
12.4 |
7390.0 |
27844.0 |
2575.0 |
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Sep |
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709.7 |
12.8 |
7612.0 |
29815.0 |
2450.0 |
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Oct |
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753.2 |
13.6 |
7971.0 |
31499.0 |
2496.0 |
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Nov |
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809.2 |
14.7 |
6985.0 |
30840.0 |
2507.0 |
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Dec |
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802.4 |
14.3 |
6679.0 |
26367.0 |
2382.0 |
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2008 |
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898.1 |
16.6 |
7905.6 |
24542.0 |
2669.3 |
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Jan |
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887.0 |
15.9 |
7084.0 |
28043.0 |
2446.0 |
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Feb |
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922.4 |
17.5 |
7888.0 |
27955.0 |
2777.0 |
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Mar |
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968.5 |
19.4 |
8439.0 |
31225.0 |
3005.0 |
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Apr |
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912.7 |
17.5 |
8685.0 |
28763.0 |
2959.0 |
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May |
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891.6 |
17.1 |
8251.0 |
25887.0 |
2693.0 |
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Jun |
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888.3 |
17.0 |
8085.0 |
21645.0 |
2670.0 |
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Jul |
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940.3 |
18.1 |
8232.0 |
20442.0 |
2654.0 |
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Aug |
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843.6 |
14.8 |
7502.0 |
18522.0 |
2504.0 |
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Sep |
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828.2 |
12.4 |
6984.0 |
18396.0 |
2316.0 |
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Oct |
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810.6 |
10.4 |
4618.0 |
12359.0 |
1738.0 |
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Gold -
Buying, Closing; London Gold Price; Source: Reuters Finance and Bullion |
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Silver
- Mean of bid asked; Spot London Metal Exchange (LME); Source: Metals Week |
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Beginning January 1993, Buying, Closing London
Price; Source: Reuters |
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Copper
Cathode - Spot, U.S.; Source: Business World; Beginning September 1997 |
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Bid, High Grade, Spot LME; Source: Asian Wall
Street Journal |
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Nickel
- Cash; Source: Business World; Beginning February 1998, Bid, High Grade, |
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Spot LME;
Source: Asian Wall Steet Journal. |
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Aluminum - Bid, High Grade LME; Source: Metals Week; Beginning January
1993, |
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High Grade Spot London Metals; Source: Asian
Wall Steet Journal |
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