Commodities · Precious metals
World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet): monthly averages of world benchmark prices in U.S. dollars.
| Year | Average | Year close |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.89 | 38.89 |
| 1961 | 38.56 | 35.00 |
| 1962 | 32.79 | 29.17 |
| 1963 | 27.11 | 26.92 |
| 1964 | 26.92 | 26.92 |
| 1965 | 26.92 | 26.92 |
| 1966 | 26.92 | 26.92 |
| 1967 | 23.18 | 16.67 |
| 1968 | 18.12 | 20.50 |
| 1969 | 22.94 | 19.44 |
| 1970 | 20.28 | 23.13 |
| 1971 | 26.87 | 30.71 |
Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet): Gold; World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet): Silver. The World Bank, CC BY 4.0.
Gray bands mark U.S. recessions as dated by the NBER (FRED USREC).
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