World Prices and Stocks on Nickel
Data from the London Metal Exchange, stocks (000s of tonnes), price $US per tonne
USD/tonne
50000
World Spot Price for Nickel
50000
40000
40000
30000
30000
20000
20000
10000
10000
0
0
60000
Stock Levels for Nickel (tonnes)
50000
Tonnes
40000
30000
20000
10000
0
Jan
Apr
Jul
04
Oct
Jan
Apr
Jul
05
Oct
Jan
Apr
Jul
06
Oct
Jan
Apr
Jul
07
Oct
Jan
Apr
08
Source: Reuters EcoWin
Copper Stocks and Prices
London Metal Exchange, World Stock Levels, Million Tonnes, Daily Closing Level
9000
8000
7000
6000
6000
5000
5000
4000
4000
3000
3000
2000
2000
1000
1000
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
Stock Levels for Copper
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
01
02
millions
7000
Tonnes (millions)
USD/tonne
8000
9000
World Copper Price US dollars per tonne
03
04
05
06
07
08
Source: Reuters EcoWin
United States, Wheat Stocks and Output
Millions of metric tons
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
US Wheat Stocks (end of year)
20
20
10
10
0
0
94
95
96
Wheat, ending stocks
97
98
millions
Metric tons (millions)
US Wheat Output
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
Wheat, output
Source: Reuters EcoWin