1999年国际商品市场风云诡谲,许多商品价格出现较大的起伏和波动。综观全年国际市场商品价格的变动,有如下重要特点:(一)世界初级产品价格继1997年下半年以来长期下跌后,续呈下滑。据英国《经济学家》周刊编发的、综合反映国际市场初级产品价格变化的“世界商品价格指数”(不含 The international commodity market in 1999 was fickle and many commodity prices showed ups and downs. Looking at the changes in commodity prices in the international market throughout the year, the following important features are shown: (1) The world primary commodity prices continued to decline after a long-term decline since the second half of 1997. According to the British “Economist” weekly compiled a comprehensive reflection of changes in the prices of primary products in the international market “world commodity price index” (excluding