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HWWI Commodity Price Index increases in July
• Index for Energy Raw Materials increases by 7.9% (US Dollar basis)
• Index for Industrial Raw Materials increases by 4.2%
• Index for Food and Beverages declines by 0.2%
HWWI Commodity Price Index decreases in May
• Index for Energy Raw Materials declines by 12,4% (US Dollar basis)
• Index for Industrial Raw Materials declines by 4,2%
• Index for Food and Beverages declines by 3,6%
HWWI Commodity Price Index increases in April
• Index for Energy Raw Materials increases by 3.5% (US Dollar basis)
• Index for Industrial Raw Materials declines by 1.0%
• Index for Food and Beverages increases by 2.3%
HWWI Commodity Price Index continues to decline in March
• Index for Energy Raw Materials declines by 9.4% (US Dollar basis)
• Index for Food and Beverages declines by 3.4%
• Index for Industrial Raw Materials declines by 3.6%
HWWI Commodity Price Index falls again by double digits in February
• Index for Energy Raw Materials declines by 12.3% (US dollar basis)
• Index for Food and Beverages rises by 2.5%
• Index for Industrial Raw Materials declines by 0.3%
HWWI Raw Materials Price Index falls significantly in January
• HWWI Raw Materials Price Index declines 19.7% (US dollar basis)
• Sub-index for natural gas falls by 47.6%
• Sub-index for coal falls by 12.0%
HWWI Commodity Price Index increased slightly in December
• Energy raw material price index rises slightly by 2.8% (US dollar basis)
• Industrial raw material price index rises by 3.2%
• Food and beverage price index decreases by 1.0%
HWWI Commodity Price Index: Lower volatility, slight downward trend continues
• HWWI overall index declines by 1.3% (US dollar basis)
• Energy raw material price index declines by 1.5%
• Industrial raw material price index rises slightly by 0.9%
HWWI commodity price index continues to fall
• HWWI overall index falls by 13.1% (US dollar basis)
• Natural gas price falls by 27.6%
• Crude oil price rises slightly by 2%
HWWI commodity price index declines in September
• HWWI overall index down 3.9% (US dollar basis)
• Price index for natural gas declines by 3.6%
• Price index for industrial raw materials declines by 5.9%
HWWI Commodity Price Index rises further in August
• HWWI overall index up to 10.8% (US dollar basis)
• Natural gas prices up to 40.9%
• Crude oil prices down to 7%
HWWI commodity price index shows mixed trend in June
• HWWI overall index increased by 1.9% (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices increased by 4.8%
• Industrial raw materials decreased by 9%
• Overall level remained high (69.1% above June 2021)
No further increase in commodity prices in May
• HWWI overall index fell by 2.7% (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices increased by 5.8%
• Natural gas prices fell by 20.3%
• Overall level remains high (76.1% above May 2021)
War in Ukraine drives commodity prices
• HWWI overall index increased by 32% (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices increased by 18.6%
• Natural gas prices increased by 60.1%
Natural gas prices rise sharply again
• HWWI overall index rose by 5.3% (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices fell by 7.9%
• Natural gas prices rose by 22.3%
Upward trend in energy commodity prices continues
• HWWI overall index fell by 8.6% (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices fell by 2.7%
• Natural gas prices fell by 17.2%
Upward trend in energy commodity prices continues
• HWWI overall index rose by 18.7% (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices went up by 12.5%
• Natural gas prices increased by 42.6%
Strong increase in energy commodity price
• HWWI overall index rose by 8.8% (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices went up by 5.3%
• Natural gas prices increased by 31,1%
Price drop on the markets for iron ore
• HWWI overall index fell by 1.3% (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices down 5.2%
• Iron ore prices fell 23.5%
Sharp price increase in the coal and natural gas markets
• HWWI overall index rose by 4.1 % (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices increased by 1.5 %
• Lumber prices fell by 49.2 %
Price increases on the energy markets
• HWWI overall index rose by 6.7 % (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices increased by 8.3 %
• Sawn wood prices fell by 16.2 %
Strong price increases in the commodity markets
• HWWI overall index rose by 8 % (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices increased by 4.8 %
• Sawn wood prices rose by another 33 %
Increasing Corona infections in India affect commodity prices
• HWWI overall index rose by 0.9 % (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices fell by 1.1 %
• Sawn wood prices rose by 13 %
Global economy supports crude oil prices
• HWWI overall index increased by 3.2 % (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices rose by 5.8 %
• Nickel prices drop by 11 %
Price increase on the crude oil markets
• HWWI overall index increased by 7.4 % (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices rose by 12 %
• Strong price growth of over 20 % on the tin market
Crude oil prices continue to recover
• HWWI overall index increased by 10.6% (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices rose by 10.2%
• Iron ore prices increased by 12.4%
Crude oil prices continue to recover
• HWWI overall index increased by 11.3 % (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices rose by 13.7 %
• Iron ore prices increased by 23.6 %
Price increase on the crude oil markets
• HWWI overall index rose by 4.7 % (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices increased by 5.9 %
• Prices for food and beverages rose by 5.6 %
Sharp price increase on the grain markets
• HWWI overall index rose by 3.1 % (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices fell by 0.7 %
• Grain prices increased by 7 %
Renewed decline in crude oil prices
• HWWI overall index fell by 2.0% (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil prices fell by 6.5 %
• Prices for food and beverages increased by 6.2 %
Prices for industrial metals record strong price increases
• HWWI commodity price index increases by 7.0 % (US dollar base)
• Crude oil prices rise by 3.4 %
• Strong increase in prices for industrial raw materials by 10.1 %
OPEC+ continues to stabilise crude oil prices
• HWWI commodity price index increases by 5.8 % (US dollar base)
• Crude oil prices rise by 6.1 %
• Slight increase of 1.4 % in prices for food and beverages
Crude oil prices extend upward trend
• HWWI commodity price index increases by 18.7 % (US dollar base)
• Crude oil prices rise by 27.3 %
• 3 % increase on the markets for food and beverages
Price increase on crude oil markets
• HWWI commodity price index increases by 21.7 % (US dollar base)
• Crude oil prices rise by 39.9 %
• Slight decline of 1.8 % in prices on the markets for food and beverages
Negative price for WTI-crude oil for the first time
• HWWI commodity price index fell by 22.9 % (US dollar base)
• Crude oil prices fell by 31.6 %
• 7.2 % decline in prices on the markets for industrial raw materials
Price collapse on the raw material markets in March
• HWWI commodity price index fell by 29.2 % (US dollar base)
• 38.6 % decrease in crude oil prices
• Price decline of 2.1 % on the markets for industrial raw materials
Sharp drop in commodity prices due to corona virus in February
• HWWI overall index fell by 12.2 % (US dollar base)
• Crude oil prices down 13.5
• Price decline of 5.8 % on the markets for industrial raw materials
Falling prices on markets for crude oil in January
• HWWI overall index fell by 3.3 % (US dollar base)
• Crude oil prices declined by 2.4 %
• Index for industrial raw materials rose by 1.5 %
Price increases in the markets for crude oil in December
• HWWI-Commodity Price Index rose by 2.4 % (US dollar base)
• Crude oil price rose by 4.1 %
• Index for food and beverages rose by 3.9 %
Energy prices increased in November
• Overall HWWI index rose 4.5 % (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil price rose 4,9 %
• Index for food and beverages rose by 3.0 %
Marginal decline in crude oil prices in October
• HWWI overall index fell by 1.8 % (US dollar basis)
• Crude oil price fell by 3.6 %
• Food and beverages index increased by 3.8 %
Industrial Materials on the rise in July
• HWWI Total index increased by 3.0% (US dollar basis).
• Crude oil increased by 3.2%.
• Index for Food total fell by 0.7%.
Trend reversal on the raw material market in May
• HWWI Commodity Price Index total fell by 2.7% (US dollar basis).
• On monthly average, crude oil price fell by 2.7 %.
• Index of non-ferrous metals fell by 5.4 %.
OPEC postpones April meeting to June
• HWWI Total index rose by 3.9% (US dollar basis).
• Crude oil prices increased by 7.4%.
• The Index for Food total fell again.
Crude oil prices continued to rise in March
• HWWI Commodity Price Index rose by 2.2% (US dollar basis).
• On monthly average, crude oil price increased by 4.3%.
• Index for Food total dropped.
Price increase on the crude oil market continued in February
• HWWI Commodity Price Index rose by 3.0% (US dollar basis).
• On monthly average, crude oil increased by 7.4%.
• Industrial raw materials Index rose.
Turnaround at the start of the year in January
• HWWI Total index rose by 0.4% (US dollar basis).
• On monthly average, crude oil increased by 4.5%.
• Industrial raw materials as well as food prices rose.
Sustained price decline in the crude oil market in December
• HWWI Commodity Price Index fell by 9.5% (US dollar base).
• On monthly average, crude oil price decreased by 10.3%.
• Sub-Indices for Industrial and Food & beverages dropped also.