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CRB Commodity Yearbook
Description: This title is published annually. Since 1939, professional traders,commercial hedgers, portfolio managers, and speculators around the world have come to rely on The CRB Commodity Yearbook to help then navigate the uncertainties of the commodities markets. The single mostcomprehensive source of commodity and futures market information available, the Yearbook is the book of record of the Commodity Research Bureau, which is, in turn, the organization of record for thecommodity industry itself. Its sources—reports from governments, private industries, and trade and industrial associations—are authoritative, and its historical scope is second to none. Breadth and depthof information make the Yearbook indispensable for identifying changing trends in supply and demand and for projecting important price movements. The 2008 edition provides crucial information on morethan 100 domestic and international commodities—from aluminum to gold to zinc—and includes seasonal patterns and historical data from the past ten years as well as current (as of the last three months)pricing and trading patterns on a monthly and annual basis. The information is formatted to make researching a particular commodity as convenient as possible. Each commodity is introduced by a briefarticle that describes its salient features, pricing trends in recent years, and factors - be they droughts, wars, diseases, or politics - that have influenced prices in the past, and may do so in thefuture. The data itself is presented in over 900 tables, graphs and price charts that are clear and easy to read. As an added bonus to this year's edition, a companion CD-ROM has been included toprovide readers with valuable commodity information in an easy-to-use electronic format. Also featured are the major articles on key markets and important issues by prominent professionals in the...