and Unit | Date | Quotation | ago | ago | 1986-88 | |
| Sugar (I.S.A. daily price) | U.S. cents per lb | 26.03.96 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 147 | 7.7 |
| Coffee (I.C.O. daily price) | U.S. cents per lb | 26.03.96 | 108.8 | 104.9 | 156.7 | 132.8 |
| Cocoa (I.C.C.O. daily price) | U.S. cents per lb | 26.03.96 | 60.3 | 62.2 | 65.1 | 85.4 |
| Tea (all tea, London, weekly) | Pence per kg | 25.03.96 | 109.1 | 112.0 | 106.6 | 114.0 |
| Bananas (Central America, | DM per ton | 28.03.96 | 1 889 1/ | 1 687 1/ | 1 938 1/ | 1 147 |
| f.o.r., Hamburg) | 1 258 2/ | 1 208 2/ | ||||
| Rubber (RSS 1, spot London) | Pence per kg | 27.03.96 | 103.2 | 110.5 | 122.0 | 65.1 |
| Cotton (COTLOOK, index "A"1-3/32") | U.S. cents per lb | 22.03.96 | 83.6 | 83.1 | 110.7 | 62.2 |
| Wool (64's, London) | Pence per kg | 22.03.96 | 442 | 438 | 519 | 469 |