Commodities · Industrial metals
World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet): monthly averages of world benchmark prices in U.S. dollars.
| Year | Average | Year close |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | $246.25 | $228.00 |
| 1961 | $214.33 | $197.00 |
| 1962 | $186.08 | $185.00 |
| 1963 | $211.50 | $261.00 |
| 1964 | $326.50 | $343.00 |
| 1965 | $311.25 | $303.00 |
| 1966 | $281.33 | $286.00 |
| 1967 | $273.33 | $266.00 |
| 1968 | $263.00 | $269.00 |
| 1969 | $286.42 | $310.00 |
| 1970 | $295.75 | $289.00 |
| 1971 | $309.50 | $359.00 |
Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet): Zinc. The World Bank, CC BY 4.0.
Gray bands mark U.S. recessions as dated by the NBER (FRED USREC).
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