受棉花、有色金属等品种价格上涨影响,2012年12月份国际市场初级产品价格水平小幅上升。与11月相比中价国际现货、期货价格指数分别上升1.7%、1.15%;与上年同期相比现货价格指数下降1.47%,期货价格指数上升5.43%。2012年中价国际现货、期货价格指数全年平均分别比2011年下降6.1%、3%。 Affected by the rising prices of cotton, non-ferrous metals and other varieties, the prices of primary products in the international market increased slightly in December 2012. As compared with November, the international domestic spot and foreign exchange prices index increased by 1.7% and 1.15% respectively, while the spot price index decreased 1.47% and the futures price index increased 5.43% over the same period of last year. In mid-2012, the international spot and futures price indices decreased by 6.1% and 3% respectively over the previous year.