2001年国际商品市场需求低迷，价格总体发展态势仍见走软。综观全年国际市场商品价格的变动，有如下重要特点： １、世界初级产品价格继２０００年年中出现转跌后，续呈下跌。据英国《经济学家》周刊编发的、综合反映国际市场初级产品价格变化的“世界商品价格指数”（不含石油 In the downturn of international commodity markets in 2001, the general trend of price development is still weakening. Looking at the changes in the prices of commodities on the international market throughout the year, the following important features are shown: 1. Prices of primary commodities in the world continued to decline after a turnaround from mid-2000. According to the British “Economist” magazine compiled a comprehensive reflection of changes in the prices of primary products in the international market, the “world commodity price index” (excluding oil