Energy commodity prices gained more than 7 percent in May, with advances in U.S. natural gas (+27 percent), coal (+12 percent) and oil (+7 percent), the World Bank’s Pink Sheet reported.
Non-energy prices changed little as a 1.4 percent gain in beverages was balanced by a 2 percent loss in raw materials and a 1.1 percent decline in Fertilizers.
Metals prices gained 0.4 percent, led by nickel (+3 percent) and aluminum (+2 percent).
Precious metals prices lost 2.1 percent, led by a similar decline in gold.
The Pink Sheet is a monthly report that monitors commodity price movements.
Increases in commodity prices were balanced by declines
Nominal prices, percent changes, May over April
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Source: World Bank.
Non-energy prices changed little as a 1.4 percent gain in beverages was balanced by a 2 percent loss in raw materials and a 1.1 percent decline in Fertilizers.
Metals prices gained 0.4 percent, led by nickel (+3 percent) and aluminum (+2 percent).
Precious metals prices lost 2.1 percent, led by a similar decline in gold.
The Pink Sheet is a monthly report that monitors commodity price movements.
Commodity prices advanced in May
Source: World Bank.
All three commodity price indexes increased in May
Source: World Bank.Increases in commodity prices were balanced by declines
Nominal prices, percent changes, May over April
Source: World Bank.