1994年以来,西方一些国家,特别是美国、英国和加拿大等一些国家经济继续出现较明显的恢复和增长,国际商品市场各类商品价格的变化虽不尽相同,但总的说来,仍有回升。据英国《经济学家》周刊每周编发的、综合反映国际市场24种主要商品价格变化的“世界初级产品价格指数”(不含石油),如以特别提款权计算,在1993年10月降至低点后逐月有所回升,至1994年3月,较上年10月低点回升17%,其后虽有回降,但4月份平均较10月低点仍高14.3%;如按美元计算,1994年4月较上年10月也高13.8%。如就各具体商品分别来看,则其中尤以棉花、羊毛、钨砂、大米、棕榈油和椰油等价格涨幅为大,4月份平均较上年10月各升达30%以上,其中棉花、羊毛和钨砂价更分别涨达52.2%、45.6%和41.7%。其次,咖啡、花生油、豆油、镍和锑等价格各涨20%以上,铝、铜、锡、铅和天然橡胶等价格各涨10% Since 1994, some countries in the West, especially the United States, Britain, and Canada, have continued to show relatively obvious economic recovery and growth. Although the prices of various commodities in the international commodity market have changed, they have been different, but overall there are still Pick up. According to the “World’s Primary Product Price Index” (excluding oil), which is compiled weekly by the British “Economist” weekly and comprehensively reflects the price changes of 24 major commodities in the international market, if calculated on special drawing rights, in 1993 After falling to a low point in October, it rebounded from month to month, and in March 1994, it rose by 17% from the October low of the previous year. Although it declined afterwards, the average in April was still 14.3% higher than the October low. If calculated in U.S. dollars, April 1994 was also 13.8% higher than October of the previous year. For each specific commodity, the increase in prices of cotton, wool, tungsten sand, rice, palm oil, and coconut oil, among others, was large. In April, the average price rose by more than 30% in October from the previous year, including cotton. The prices of wool, wool and tungsten increased by 52.2%, 45.6% and 41.7% respectively. Secondly, the prices of coffee, peanut oil, soybean oil, nickel and antimony rose by more than 20%, and prices of aluminum, copper, tin, lead and natural rubber rose by 10% each.