| Sugar (I.S.A. daily price) | U.S. cents per lb | 27.08.96 | 12.3 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 7.7 |
| Coffee (I.C.O. daily price) | U.S. cents per lb | 27.08.96 | 107.0 | 96.6 | 146.2 | 132.8 |
| Cocoa (I.C.C.O. daily price) | U.S. cents per lb | 27.08.96 | 67.5 | 67.0 | 65.9 | 85.4 |
| Tea (all tea, London, weekly) | Pence per kg | 26.08.96 | . . . | 102.7 | . . . | 114.0 |
| Bananas (Central America, | DM per ton | 30.08.96 | 1 260 1/ | 1 254 1/ | 1 382 1/ | 1 147 |
| f.o.r., Hamburg) | 859 2/ | 921 2/ | 1 007 2/ | |||
| Rubber (RSS 1, spot London) | Pence per kg | 28.08.96 | 87.3 | 100.0 | 92.3 | 65.1 |
| Cotton (COTLOOK, index "A"1-3/32") | U.S. cents per lb | 23.08.96 | 75.0 | 79.4 | 88.1 | 62.2 |
| Wool (64's, London) | Pence per kg | 23.08.96 | 423 | 430 | 508 | 469 |