1994年以来,国际商品市场阴霾渐散,出现了引人瞩目的重要变化。市场一反多年来的持续疲态,表现出需求激增,价格大幅有所回升。 根据英国《经济学家》周刊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”在经历了1988年下半年以来连年下降后,1994年有所回升。截至1994年8月,较上年12月回升19.6％;如按美元计算,则达25.3％。 Since 1994, the haze of the international commodity market has gradually vanished and remarkable and significant changes have taken place. The market’s continued weakness over the years has shown a surge in demand and prices have rebounded sharply. According to the British “Economist” magazine’s comprehensive report on the price changes of 24 major commodities in the international market, the “World primary product price index” has recovered in 1994 after experiencing consecutive declines since the second half of 1988. As of August 1994, it has increased by 19.6% from December of last year; if calculated in US dollars, it has reached 25.3%.