Download or read book Price Index of Primary Commodities in International Trade written by United Nations. Statistical Office and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Price Index of Primary Commodities in International Trade written by and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Primary Commodities written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper provides an analysis of recent developments relating to the major nonfuel primary commodities (hereafter referred to as commodities) entering international trade. The unit value of manufactured exports in dollar terms also increased every year from 1972 to 1980; the rate of increase was 1 2 percent per annum. The persistent upward trend in dollar prices of commodities that characterized much of the 1970s ended in 1980. In addition to the movements in exchange rates outlined above, which determine the differences in price movements when measured in different currencies, the factors shown in various studies to have the greatest impact on current commodity prices are the rates of world inflation, the level of economic activity in the major markets for primary commodities, and the supply of the commodities concerned. Econometric studies have shown a positive relationship between commodity prices and inflation. In one study, changes in domestic wholesale prices of the industrial countries were found to have a significantly positive relationship to commodity prices with an elasticity of about one.

Download or read book Export and Import Price Index Manual Theory and Practice written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04-06 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A joint production by six international organizations, this manual explores the conceptual and theoretical issues that national statistical offices should consider in the daily compilation of export and import price indices. Intended for use by both ...

Download or read book International Trade Price Indexes and Seasonal Commodities written by William F. Alterman and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Commodity Prices and Development written by Roman Grynberg and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 50 developing countries depend on three or fewer commodities for more than half of their exports and, in fact, many rely on a single commodity for a large share of export earnings. This reliance inevitability exposes countries to the risk of export earnings instability as a result of price shocks and, perhaps even more significantly, the falling purchasing power of exports over the long run due to declining real prices. Presenting for the first time a complete analysis of the issues surrounding commodity prices and development, this book is the culmination of three years of research commissioned by the Commonwealth Secretariat to look at various aspects of commodity prices. The problems faced by commodity dependent developing countries are formidable. Although diversification is the most appropriate response to the problem of the secular decline in commodity prices, long-term transformation in the economy can be a slow process and its success will depend on a host of factors such as the development of human resources, institutional capacity building, poverty alleviation, and appropriate domestic policy and environment. By granting increased aid flows and debt relief, and providing assistance to encourage production of non-traditional export items, the international community can play a proactive role in the development of the commodity dependent poor countries. Only concerted efforts both at the domestic fronts of these countries and via co-operation extended by the international community can help mitigate the problems of the world's most vulnerable economies.

Download or read book Primary Commodities in International Trade written by J. W. F. Rowe and published by . This book was released on 1965-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Primary Commodities written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1990-09-15 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study prepared by the Commodities Division of the Research Department reviews and analyzes the developments in commodity markets.

Download or read book International Price Indexation written by J. D. A. Cuddy and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 1976 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Methods Used in Compiling the United Nations Price Indexes for Basic Commodities in International Trade written by United Nations. Statistical Office and published by New York : Statistical Office of the United Nations. This book was released on 1958 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Global Commodity Price Stabilization written by Mahdi Elbaghdadi and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1995-02-28 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with commodity price stabilization. It explores the contemporary changes in global trade agreements and their relationship to the ongoing changes in international and regional trade structures and economic integration. It takes a wholistic, interdisciplinary approach, including economic, legal and political aspects; examines the EC and NAFTA as important trade blocs, and their impact on global economies. Investigates the Chinese approach to trade management, the oil price stabilization policies, and seabed minerals; discusses discrimination in international trade. The interdisciplinary nature of the book is given prominence through the layout of the various parts. Part I examines the legal issues of commodity trade, investigating the debate over whether international trade agreements create hard law or soft law. Part II discusses the political economy of contemporary global trade issues, including the rise of intraindustry trade and discrimination in international trade. Part III addresses the recent trend towards regionalism and trade blocs, focusing on the EC and NAFTA, and their economic implications. Finally, Part IV presents the issues of commodity trade stabilization for minerals and oil, including both land-based and seabed commodities.

Download or read book Commodity Terms of Trade written by Bertrand Gruss and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents a comprehensive database of country-specific commodity price indices for 182 economies covering the period 1962-2018. For each country, the change in the international price of up to 45 individual commodities is weighted using commodity-level trade data. The database includes a commodity terms-of-trade index—which proxies the windfall gains and losses of income associated with changes in world prices—as well as additional country-specific series, including commodity export and import price indices. We provide indices that are constructed using, alternatively, fixed weights (based on average trade flows over several decades) and time-varying weights (which can account for time variation in the mix of commodities traded and the overall importance of commodities in economic activity). The paper also discusses the dynamics of commodity terms of trade across country groups and their influence on key macroeconomic aggregates.

Download or read book Commodity Trade and Price Trends 1989 91 Edition written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1993 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook provides statistics on international trade in commodities for developing and industrial countries worldwide. It gives detailed time series for primary commodity prices that are a vital part of international trade. Commodity price trends are reviewed for 1987-91. Researchers will learn which years--and commodities--experienced booms or slumps. The report summarizes the activities of individual commodity groups and supplies exhaustive statistical tables in key trade categories. Some tables give external trade values for broad groups--by economic region--over the last two decades. They present data for trade volume, value, unit value, and terms of trade. Others contain time series on the direction of trade by economic regions. Data from earlier years is revised to reflect changes in country coverage. Additional tables provide country profiles on the primary commodity exports of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). These statistics reflect the three-year period 1985-87, and include each country's share in world exports. The manual presents export and import data by commodity. These data cover LMICs and high-income countries and give the direction of trade by commodity for the high-income group for 1985-87. General price indexes that can be used as a measure of inflation are also shown. They detail the purchasing power derived from primary commodities exported by the developing economies. They give detailed data on commodities that range from foods to raw materials to petroleum products. The handbook also supplies market quotations for fifty-five commodities for 1950-91.

Download or read book The Outlook for Primary Commodities written by Enzo R. Grilli and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines the short- and medium-term price and trade outlook for the primary commodities that are of special interest to developing countries. It is the result of an in-depth review of market prospects for primary commodities. It provides an overview of the macro-economic assumptions which were taken as a basis for the forecasts, a summary of the main results of the forecasts and a discussion of some of the key implications of the forecast exercise and policy issues that arise from the analysis. Specifically, Part I - Price and Trade Outlook is addressed covering: commodity markets in 1981-82; the short-term price outlook: 1982-83, the long-term price outlook for non-fuel commodities: 1990-95; qualifications of the long-term outlook for energy prices; and the long-term outlook for non-fuel commodity consumption, trade and developing countries' export revenues. Part II deals with the Implications and Issues and discusses: production growth in food crops - a comparative analysis; investment requirements in the non-fuel mineral industry 1980-95; commodities in world trade global and regional implications of the price and trade volume forecasts; international commodity agreements; agricultural protectionism and import penetration by developing countries.

Download or read book OECD Fiscal Policies and the Relative Prices of Primary Commodities written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Primary Commodities and Economic Development written by Stephan Pfaffenzeller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our post-industrialised global economy has achieved spectacular success and pushed back poverty to an extent previously thought impossible. This success is ultimately based on the continued supply of both renewable and non-renewable resources. Will this supply of primary commodities remain sufficient to support global economic growth? Why are the gains for countries specialising on commodity production often so limited? Can commodity dependent countries diversify into other economic activities? Primary Commodities and Economic Development addresses the changing position of primary commodities in the world economy and investigates their importance for commodity exporting under-developed countries. The book commences with a review of the theoretical foundations for inter-dependence between commodity specialisation and economic underdevelopment. Having related the role of commodity exports and the commodity terms of trade to growth models relevant to developing economies, the discussion shifts to an in-depth review of the statistical properties of the commodity terms of trade. The review of commodity price trends at the global level is then rounded off with a series of country case studies showing the concrete threats and opportunities surrounding commodity specialization. This book will be of essential reading for those with an interest in development economics and international economics, as well as for scholars of natural resource and agricultural economics.

Download or read book Primary Commodities written by Sahathavan Meyanathan and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: