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Since 1939, professional traders, commercial hedgers, portfolio managers, and speculators around the world have come to rely on The CRB Commodity Yearbook to help then navigate the uncertainties of the commodities markets.

The single most comprehensive source of commodity and futures market information available, the Yearbook is the book of record of the Commodity Research Bureau, which is, in turn, the organization of record for the commodity industry itself. Its sources—reports from governments, private industries, and trade and industrial associations—are authoritative, and its historical scope is second to none.

Breadth and depth of information make the Yearbook indispensable for identifying changing trends in supply and demand and for projecting important price movements. The 2009 edition provides crucial information on more than 100 domestic and international commodities—from aluminum to gold to zinc—and includes seasonal patterns and historical data from the past ten years as well as current (as of the last three months) pricing and trading patterns on a monthly and annual basis.

The information is formatted to make researching a particular commodity as convenient as possible. Each commodity is introduced by a brief article that describes its salient features, pricing trends in recent years, and factors - be they droughts, wars, diseases, or politics - that have influenced prices in the past, and may do so in the future. The data itself is presented in over 900 tables, graphs and price charts that are clear and easy to read. As an added bonus to this year's edition, a companion CD-ROM has been included to provide readers with valuable commodity information in an easy-to-use electronic format.

Also featured are the major articles on key markets and important issues by prominent professionals in the commodity industry that have been commissioned exclusively for the Yearbook.

For its wealth of information and the authority of its sources, The CRB Commodity Yearbook 2009 stands alone as the guide to intelligent trading in commodities and futures.

Absolutely essential for identifying changing trends in supply and demand and for projecting important price movements, the Yearbook gives the investor:

• Worldwide supply/demand and production/consumption data for all the basic commodities and futures markets–from A(luminum) to Z(inc), including all the major markets in interest rates, currencies, energy, grains and stock index futures
• Over 900 tables, graphs and price charts of historical data, many of which show price history dating back to 1900
• Fact filled CD-ROM: As an added bonus to this year's edition, a companion CD-ROM has been included to provide readers with valuable commodity information in an easy-to-use electronic format.
• Concise introductory articles that describe the salient features of each commodity and help put the quantitative information in perspective.
• Articles by CRB Chief Economist, Richard Asplund, on key market and important issues concerning the commodity industry. The 2009 Yearbook Feature articles include:
  
  "2001-08 Commodity Bull Market Comes to an Abrupt End", "U.S. Could See Worst Post-War Recession", "World Recession Emerges as Exports and Confidence Plunge", "Crude Oil Prices Fall Back to Earth from Record High of $147", "U.S. Dollar Recovers from Record Low on Global Crisis", and "U.S. Housing Problems Mushroom into Global Crisis."

For anyone dealing in commodities, The 2009 CRB Commodity Yearbook offers an abundance of valuable information and indispensable guidance for decision-making.

“Not only is CRB known for its legendary CRB Index commodity futures contract, its famous CRB Commodity Yearbook sits on every serious investor’s bookshelf. CRB also offers an incredible array of online resources and trading tools, and continues to lead the pack and set the standard in the financial/commodity industry.”
—Ken Roberts, founder, The Ken Roberts Company www.kenroberts.com

“I find the CRB books my best source of information on commodities. I have every CRB Yearbook since 1971, so I know.”
—Jim Rogers, author of Hot Commodities and Adventure Capitalist www.jimrogers.com

"Commodity Year Book, published by Commodity Research Bureau, Inc. This book covers general statistical information on almost every commodity, and is one of the best of its kind for reliable, accurate statistical information".
- W. D. Gann, legendary stock and commodities trader, 1949 (quotation taken from "45 Years In Wall Street", page 148).

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• Worldwide supply/demand and production/consumption data for all the basic commodities and futures markets–from A(luminum) to Z(inc), including all the major markets in interest rates, currencies, energy, grains and stock index futures
• Over 1,000 tables, graphs and price charts of historical data, many of which show price history dating back to 1900
• Concise introductory articles, beginning 1965, that describe the salient features of each commodity and help put the quantitative information in perspective.
• Articles by prominent professionals, beginning 1965, on key market and important issues concerning the commodity industry. Feature Article list

Quick and Easy Access to Information

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