| A weakening market for iron ore helped to push export commodity prices down by 2.4 per cent in September to a level 37 per cent below their peak just over three years ago. Australia's biggest export was the main culprit for the latest monthly fall, measured in foreign currency terms, the RBA said in commentary on its data released on Wednesday.
However prices for base metals and rural commodities also fell. Measured in terms of the Australian dollar, which edged back in September, commodity prices were down by 1.4 per cent in the month...............................................Full Article: Source
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