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Lipsey & Chrystal: Economics 11e

Chapter 07

Another metal prices story that links to basic demand and supply forces in Chapter 3 and to Case study 2 in Chapter 7 is the following about the price of tin.
Financial Times, Wednesday, August 1, 2007
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4455b6de-3fc7-11dc-b034-0000779fd2ac.html

The following gives an update on cocoa prices that are discussed on page 155 in the case study:
Flexnews, August 1, 2008
www.flex-news-food.com/pages/18206/Cocoa/Global/Ivory-Coast/cocoa-prices-rise-2009---macquarie-bank.html

Latest prices and a monthly review of the market are available from the International Cocoa Organization:
www.icco.org/

The following gives an update on copper prices that are covered on pages 156-7:
Metal markets, Monday, October 15, 2007
www.metalmarkets.org.uk/2007/10/15/significant-spike-in-2008-copper-price/

For a recent price chart go to the London Metal Exchange:
www.lme.co.uk/copper_graphs.asp