一1981年上半年西方世界精铜产量下降,消耗减少,价格处于低水平。今年上半年1～6月份伦敦市场逐月平均铜价为:799.9、807.7、836.25、857.29、885.67英磅/吨。从表面上看6月份铜价比1月份上涨10.7%,但如把上半年英磅汇价下跌17.9%的因素计算在内,实际上铜价不但没有升高,反而有所下跌。总的来说,上半年铜价变动不大,处于低水平。 In the first half of 1981, the output of refined copper in the western world dropped, the consumption decreased, and the price was at a low level. In the first half of this year, the average monthly price of copper in London from January to June was 799.9,807.7, 836.25, 857.29 and 8585.67 British pounds per tonne. On the face of it, the price of copper in June rose 10.7% over January. However, if the price of the British Pound fell by 17.9% in the first half of the year, the price of copper has actually gone down instead of going up. In general, there is not much change in the price of copper in the first half, at a low level.