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Press releases

In the following, you will find the latest press releases on the development of the HWWI commodity price index in recent months.
5. May 2023

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%

Press release
12. April 2023

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%

Press release
6. March 2023

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%

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Elzbieta Hagemann

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Media response

HWWI researchers are regularly interviewed by the national and international press on resource economics topics. The development of the HWWI commodity price index is also subject to media coverage.

ARD, plusminus: Northeast Passage: Race for arctic resources

EXTERNAL PRESS ARTICLE | BY ANDRÉ WOLF

Climate change is changing the Arctic and enabling the exploitation of Arctic resources.

Author: Beatrix Bursig

Article
20. November 2019

taz: “Markets are currently well supplied“

taz-INTERVIEW | WITH KATRIN KNAUF

The price of crude oil has risen. No problem, says economist Katrin Knauf, as long as the conflict does not intensify. The extraction of oil reserves is beneficial to the environment.

Article
17. September 2019

Recycling Magazin: HWWI raw materials became significantly cheaper

EXTERNAL PRESS ARTICLE | BY KATRIN KNAUF

In August, the HWWI commodity price index fell on average by 6.1 % (in euro: -5.3 %) compared to the previous month.

Article
17. September 2019