IMF Primary Commodity Prices
Commodity Market Review
April 2013
The near-term outlook for commodity prices, as reflected in futures prices, shows broad declines across all main commodity groups. Overall, prices are projected to decline by 2 percent in 2013 (year over year), with improving supply prospects for all main commodity sectors. Energy prices are expected to fall by almost 3 percent on recovering oil supply from the past year's outages and strong growth in non-OPEC supply, particularly in North America. Food prices are projected to fall by more than 2 percent on the assumption of normal weather and improved harvests. Only metal prices are projected to trend upward, by more than 3 percent, which is consistent with global economic recovery and higher demand, especially in China.
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Prices & Forecasts
The Primary Commodity Price data are updated monthly.
Last update: June 13, 2013
Note: Change to natural gas price units
- Indices of Primary Commodity Prices, 2003-2013
- Market Prices for Non-Fuel and Fuel Commodities, 2010-2013
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(2005=100)
Source: IMF Primary Commodity Price System
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The Commodities Team of the Research Department provides information on primary commodity market developments. Questions about these tables may be directed to commodities@imf.org.