Preliminary estimates for January indicate that the index increased by 7.1 per cent (on a monthly average basis) in SDR terms, after increasing by 4.5 per cent in December (revised). Coking coal and iron ore prices led the increase. The rural and base metals subindices increased in the month. In Australian dollar terms, the index increased by 4.6 per cent in January. Over the past year, the index has decreased by 0.6 per cent in SDR terms, led by lower iron ore and coking coal prices. The index has decreased by 0.9 per cent in Australian dollar terms. Consistent with previous releases, preliminary estimates for iron ... (full story)