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Developments In The International Commodity Markets During The Fourth Quarter Of 1984, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn
Developments In The International Commodity Markets During The Fourth Quarter Of 1984, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn
Economic and Financial Review
A low tempo of activities characterised the international Commodity markets during the fourth quarter of 1984. The marginal movements in the price levels of most commodities were however accentuated by currency exchange rate fluctuations. The all-commodities price index rose by 5.0 and 0.3 per cent over its respective levels in the preceding quarter and the corresponding quarter of 1983. The price increase was reflected in all but three of the selected commodities. The highest price increases occurred in coffee (26. 7%), cocoa (6 .3%) palm oil (6%) and cotton (5 .8%). Of the three commodities whose price fell , two, …