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Page 1: MITI Tower, No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 50480

MITI Tower, No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603 - 8000 8000 Fax: +603 - 6202 9446

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MITI Tower, No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603 - 8000 8000 Fax: +603 - 6202 9446

MITI Weekly Bulletin | www.miti.gov.my

Working Visit to Manila & 23rd ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Retreat and Related Meetings

The 23rd ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Retreat and Related Meetings will be convened in Manila, the Philippines from 8 to 10 March 2017. Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and Industry will also undertake a working visit to Manila as part of MITI’s continuous efforts to further intensify trade and investment relations between the two countries. Dato’ Sri Mustapa will be meeting with the Philippine-Malaysia Business Council (PMBC) and Malaysia-Philippines Business Council (MPBC) as well as a session with business community in the Philippines. These meetings are aimed at further enhancing Malaysia-Philippines economic ties, strengthening business to business collaborations and potential opportunities for collaboration in halal industry. Dato’ Sri Mustapa will also inaugurate an infrastructure project by AlloyMtd Group in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija.

At the 23rd AEM Retreat, the Economic Ministers will exchange views and deliberate on commemorative activities for the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN, Priority Deliverables for 2017, theimplementation of the ASEAN Economic Blueprint 2025, addressing challenges on trade facilitation measures, Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs)/Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) and progress in integration of other economic sectors. The Economic Ministers are also expected to deliberate on accelerating the pace of negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

The 15th AEM-EU Consultations will also be held at the side line of the AEM Retreat to further discuss among others the way forward for the formal region-to-region talks towards the possible resumption of ASEAN-EU Free Trade Area (AEUFTA). Apart from these meetings, the Economic Ministers will also be meeting representatives from ASEAN Business Advisory Council and ASEAN-EU Business Council.

Ministry of International Trade and Industry7 March 2017

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MITI Tower, No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603 - 8000 8000 Fax: +603 - 6202 9446

MITI Weekly Bulletin | www.miti.gov.my

Manufacturing Sector PerforMance

Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Malaysia

10.7%RM61.2b

January 2017

TradeExports Imports Total

TradeTrade

Balance56.8BRM

12.2%56.7B

RM

14.9% 29.0MRM113.5BRM

13.6%

Sales Employment

Manufacturing Index

MaJor exPortS MaJor iMPortSE&E ProductsRM24.9b11.4%

Petroleum ProductsRM6.1b

81.7%

Chemicals & Chemical ProductsRM5.0b15.2%

Machinery, Equipment & PartsRM3.0b

-7.6%

Manufactures of Metal RM2.8b10.8%

E&E ProductsRM19.6b11.5%

Petroleum ProductsRM5.5b

38.8%

Chemicals & Chemical ProductsRM5.9b10.6%

Machinery, Equipment & PartsRM6.5b

25.3%

Manufactures of Metal RM3.3b-2.2%

1,044,346 persons

1.4%

4.6%134.3

Note: % refers to year-on-year change

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MITI Tower, No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603 - 8000 8000 Fax: +603 - 6202 9446

MITI Weekly Bulletin | www.miti.gov.my

Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia

SaleS (rM billion)

eMPloyMent (PerSonS)

Manufacturing index (2010=100)

55.3

51.4

58.0

52.3 51.8

55.8

52.3

55.9

59.1 59.7 60.161.5 61.2

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan

2016 2017

1,030

,153

1,028

,301

1,024

,175

1,020

,964

1,024

,759

1,022

,882

1,024

,823

1,028

,091

1,028

,739

1,029

,141

1,030

,745

1,032

,897

1,044

,346

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan

2016 2017

128.4

120.7

135.6

128.9

133.0

138.2

133.5134.7

138.4

142.7

137.0

141.7

134.3

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan

2016 2017

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MITI Weekly Bulletin | www.miti.gov.my

aPProved inveStMentS 2016

aPProved inveStMentS by Sector & Source

Source: Malaysian Investment Development Authority

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MITI Tower, No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603 - 8000 8000 Fax: +603 - 6202 9446

MITI Weekly Bulletin | www.miti.gov.my

International Report

India Economic Indicators 2016

Malaysia’s Trade with India

5.9

7.4

4.9

6.5

9.2 9.5

8.2

9.8

8.1 7.7

2.13.1

2.2 2.53.3

3.8

5.24.1 3.9 4.0

8.0

10.5

7.1

9.0

12.513.3 13.4

13.8

12.0 11.7

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

USD

bill

ion

Exports Imports Total Trade

Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Population: 1.3 billionArea: 3.3 million km2

GDP

GDPGrowth

7.6%

US$2.25 trillion1

5.6%

InflationRate

Unemployment Rate

8.4%

LabourForce

513.7 million

Stock of FDI:

US$351.8 billion

7.2%

Exports: US$271.6 billion

0.3%Imports: US$402.4 billion

1.7%Source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.htmlNote: 1 data 2015

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MITI Weekly Bulletin | www.miti.gov.my

Source: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/03/worlds-biggest-economies-in-2017

International Report

The world’s 10 Biggest Economies in 2017

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MITI Tower, No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603 - 8000 8000 Fax: +603 - 6202 9446

MITI Weekly Bulletin | www.miti.gov.my

Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)*

Note: The preference giving countries under the GSP scheme are Liechtenstein, the Russian Federation, Japan, Switzerland, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Norway.

Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, MalaysiaNote: * Provisional data

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

18 D

ec

25 D

ec

1 Ja

n

8 Ja

n

15 J

an

22 J

an

29 J

an

5 Fe

b

12 F

eb

19 F

eb

26 F

eb

5 M

ar

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,40018

Dec

25 D

ec

1 Ja

n

8 Ja

n

15 J

an

22 J

an

29 J

an

5 Fe

b

12 F

eb

19 F

eb

26 F

eb

5 M

ar

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

18 D

ec

25 D

ec

1 Ja

n

8 Ja

n

15 J

an

22 J

an

29 J

an

5 Fe

b

12 F

eb

19 F

eb

26 F

eb

5 M

ar

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

18 D

ec

25 D

ec

1 Ja

n

8 Ja

n

15 J

an

22 J

an

29 J

an

5 Fe

b

12 F

eb

19 F

eb

26 F

eb

5 M

ar

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

0

50

100

150

200

250

18 D

ec

25 D

ec

1 Ja

n

8 Ja

n

15 J

an

22 J

an

29 J

an

5 Fe

b

12 F

eb

19 F

eb

26 F

eb

5 M

ar

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

18 D

ec

25 D

ec

1 Ja

n

8 Ja

n

15 J

an

22 J

an

29 J

an

5 Fe

b

12 F

eb

19 F

eb

26 F

eb

5 M

ar

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

18 D

ec

25 D

ec

1 Ja

n

8 Ja

n

15 J

an

22 J

an

29 J

an

5 Fe

b

12 F

eb

19 F

eb

26 F

eb

5 M

ar

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

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MITI Tower, No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603 - 8000 8000 Fax: +603 - 6202 9446

MITI Weekly Bulletin | www.miti.gov.my

Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)*

Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, MalaysiaNote: * Provisional data

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1,000

0

50

100

150

200

250

18 D

ec

25 D

ec

1 Ja

n

8 Ja

n

15 J

an

22 J

an

29 J

an

5 Fe

b

12 F

eb

19 F

eb

26 F

eb

5 M

ar

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

Malaysia-Japan Economic Partnership (MJEPA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

50

100

150

200

250

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

18 D

ec

25 D

ec

1 Ja

n

8 Ja

n

15 J

an

22 J

an

29 J

an

5 Fe

b

12 F

eb

19 F

eb

26 F

eb

5 M

ar

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

Malaysia-Pakistan Closer Economic Partnership (MPCEPA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

18 D

ec

25 D

ec

1 Ja

n

8 Ja

n

15 J

an

22 J

an

29 J

an

5 Fe

b

12 F

eb

19 F

eb

26 F

eb

5 M

ar

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

Malaysia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (MNZFTA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 D

ec

25 D

ec

1 Ja

n

8 Ja

n

15 J

an

22 J

an

29 J

an

5 Fe

b

12 F

eb

19 F

eb

26 F

eb

5 M

ar

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

Malaysia-China Free Trade Agreement (MCFTA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

18 D

ec

25 D

ec

1 Ja

n

8 Ja

n

15 J

an

22 J

an

29 J

an

5 Fe

b

12 F

eb

19 F

eb

26 F

eb

5 M

ar

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

Malaysia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (MICECA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

18 D

ec

25 D

ec

1 Ja

n

8 Ja

n

15 J

an

22 J

an

29 J

an

5 Fe

b

12 F

eb

19 F

eb

26 F

eb

5 M

ar

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

18 D

ec

25 D

ec

1 Ja

n

8 Ja

n

15 J

an

22 J

an

29 J

an

5 Fe

b

12 F

eb

19 F

eb

26 F

eb

5 M

ar

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

Malaysia-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (MTFTA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

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MITI Tower, No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603 - 8000 8000 Fax: +603 - 6202 9446

MITI Weekly Bulletin | www.miti.gov.my

Source : Bank Negara Malaysia

Malaysian Ringgit Exchange Rate with Selected Countries,January 2016 - February 2017

US Dollar

Euro

South Korean Won

Pound Sterling

Australian Dollar

Brunei Dollar

4.3481

4.4460

3.60

3.70

3.80

3.90

4.00

4.10

4.20

4.30

4.40

4.50

4.60

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

2016 2017

RM

USD 1 = RM

4.73 4.73

3.00

3.20

3.40

3.60

3.80

4.00

4.20

4.40

4.60

4.80

5.00

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

2016 2017

RM

EUR 1 = RM

0.3610

0.3893

0.31

0.32

0.33

0.34

0.35

0.36

0.37

0.38

0.39

0.40

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

2016 2017

RM

KRW 100 = RM

6.27

5.55

4.00

4.50

5.00

5.50

6.00

6.50

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

2016 2017RM

GBP 1 = RM

3.05

3.41

2.70

2.80

2.90

3.00

3.10

3.20

3.30

3.40

3.50

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

2016 2017

RM

AUD 1 = RM

3.03

3.14

2.75

2.80

2.85

2.90

2.95

3.00

3.05

3.10

3.15

3.20

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

2016 2017

RM

BND 1 = RM

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Notes: All figures have been rounded to the nearest decimal point * Refer to % change from the previous week’s price i Average price in the year except otherwise indicated Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group.

Commodity PricesCRUDE PETROLEUM (BRENT)

-per bbl-10 Mar 2017 : US$51.4, 8.1%*

Average Pricei : 2016: US$45.3 2015: US$53.6

CRUDE PALM OIL-per MT-

10 Mar 2017 : US$746.0, 0.7%*Average Pricei : 2016: US$702.2 2015: US$616.9

RUBBER SMR 20-per MT-

10 Mar 2017 : US$2,010.0, 4.7%*

Average Pricei : 2016: US$1.394.5 2015: US$1.364.3

COAL -per MT-10 Mar 2017 : US$44.1, unchangedAverage Pricei : 2016: US$45.6 2015: US$49.9

COCOA SMC 2-per MT-

10 Mar 2017 : US$1,385.3, 0.4%*

Average Pricei : 2016: US$1,609.8 2015: US$2,077.0

SCRAP IRON HMS-per MT-

13 Mar 2017 : US$320.0 (high), 3.2%* US$310.0 (low), 6.9%*Average Pricei : 2016: US$243.2 2015: US$239.6

HIGHEST and LOWEST 2016/2017

Highest 6 Jan 2017 : US$57.1 30 Dec 2016 : US$56.8

Lowest

10 Mar 2017 : US$51.4

15 Jan 2016 : US$28.9

Crude Petroleum

(Brent)-per bbl-

Highest 20 Jan 2017 : US$843.0 30 Dec 2016 : US$797.5

Lowest

15 Jan 2016 : US$545.5 3 Mar 2017 : US$740.5

Crude Palm Oil -per MT-

Domestic Prices13 March 2017

Steel Bars(per MT)

RM2,140 – RM2,290

Billets(per MT)

RM2,050 – RM2,100

SUGAR -per lbs-10 Mar 2017 : US¢ 18.0, 7.8%*

Average Pricei : 2016: US¢18.2 2015: US¢13.2

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Commodity Price Trends

Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysian Pepper Board, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group, World Bank, World Gold Council, The Wall Street Journal.

789.5797.5 798.8

812.5

843.0835.0

810.0 807.0 807.0

779.5

740.5746.0

680

700

720

740

760

780

800

820

840

860

23 Dec 30 Dec 6 Jan 13 Jan 20 Jan 27 Jan 3 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 Feb 3 Mar 10 Mar

US$

/mt

Crude Palm Oil

1,653.4

1,585.01,566.0

1,609.81,596.3

1,506.6

1,715.8

1,485.71,473.4

1,502.9

1,473.2

1,380.3

1,385.3

1,300

1,350

1,400

1,450

1,500

1,550

1,600

1,650

1,700

1,750

16 Dec 23 Dec 30 Dec 6 Jan 13 Jan 20 Jan 27 Jan 3 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 Feb 3 Mar 10 Mar

US$

/mt

Cocoa

18.2

19.5

20.820.5

20.220.3

21.1

20.420.3

19.8

19.5

18.0

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

19.0

19.5

20.0

20.5

21.0

21.5

23 Dec 30 Dec 6 Jan 13 Jan 20 Jan 27 Jan 3 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 Feb 3 Mar 10 Mar

US¢

/lbs

Sugar

1,956.5

1,970.01,995.0

2,228.5

2,166.0

2,303.0

2,221.02,193.0

2,183.0

2,059.5

2,108.5

2,010.0

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,700

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,300

2,400

23 Dec 30 Dec 6 Jan 13 Jan 20 Jan 27 Jan 3 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 Feb 3 Mar 10 Mar

US$

/mt

Rubber SMR 20

6,900 7,088 7,113

7,281

6,917 6,851 6,730

6,337

6,085 5,965

4,516

3,984

4,366

4,605

4,253

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

5,000

5,500

6,000

6,500

7,000

7,500

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

2016 2017

USD

/ to

nne

Black Pepper

* until 10 March 2017

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Commodity Price Trends

Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, , Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group, World Bank, World Gold Council, The Wall Street Journal.

44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1

43.5

43.6

43.7

43.8

43.9

44.0

44.1

44.2

23 Dec 30 Dec 6 Jan 13 Jan 20 Jan 27 Jan 3 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 Feb 3 Mar 10 Mar

US$

/mt

Coal

1,481

1,531 1,531

1,571 1,551

1,591

1,629 1,641

1,589

1,663

1,737 1,728

1,790

1,861

1,400

1,450

1,500

1,550

1,600

1,650

1,700

1,750

1,800

1,850

1,900

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

2016 2017

US$

/ to

nne

Aluminium

4,472 4,599

4,954 4,873

4,695 4,633

4,865 4,759 4,716 4,726

5,451

5,660 5,743

5,941

4,000

4,500

5,000

5,500

6,000

6,500

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

2016 2017

US$

/ to

nne

Copper

8,507 8,299

8,717 8,879

8,660

8,906

10,263

10,366

10,176 10,251

11,129 10,972

9,975

10,643

7,000

7,500

8,000

8,500

9,000

9,500

10,000

10,500

11,000

11,500

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

2016 2017

US$

/ to

nne

Nickel

53.053.7 54.0

52.4 52.453.2

53.8 53.953.4

54.053.3

48.5

55.2

56.8 57.1

55.5 55.5 55.5

56.8 56.755.8 56.0 55.9

51.4

40

42

44

46

48

50

52

54

56

58

60

23 Dec 30 Dec 6 Jan 13 Jan 20 Jan 27 Jan 3 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 Feb 3 Mar 10 Mar

US$

/bbl

Crude Petroleum

Crude Petroleum (WTI)/bbl Crude Petroleum (Brent)/bbl

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905.0 903.0

961.0973.0

965.0 967.0

994.0 995.0

1,012.0

1,029.0

989.0

944.0

800.0

850.0

900.0

950.0

1,000.0

1,050.0

23 Dec 30 Dec 6 Jan 13 Jan 20 Jan 27 Jan 3 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 Feb 3 Mar 10 Mar

US$

/oz

Platinum

300.0 300.0 300.0

320.0 320.0 320.0 320.0 320.0 320.0

310.0 310.0

320.0

285.0 285.0290.0 290.0 290.0 290.0 290.0 290.0 290.0 290.0 290.0

310.0

150

170

190

210

230

250

270

290

310

330

350

25 Nov 2 Dec 19 Dec 23 Dec 6 Jan 16 Jan 3 Feb 13 Feb 17 Feb 26 Feb 3 Mar 13 Mar

US$

/mt

Scrap Iron

Scrap Iron/MT (High) Scrap Iron/MT(Low)

42.0

47.0

56.0

61.0

55.052.0

57.0

61.058.0 59.0

73.0

80.0 80.0

89.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

90.0

100.0

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

2016 2017

US$

/dm

tu

Iron Ore

15.8

16.216.4

16.7

17.0

16.8

17.5

17.7

18.0

18.4

17.8

17.1

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

19.0

23 Dec 30 Dec 6 Jan 13 Jan 20 Jan 27 Jan 3 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 Feb 3 Mar 10 Mar

US$

/oz

Silver

36.4

36.8

37.8

38.3 38.6

38.1

39.1

39.5

39.9

40.3

39.4

38.7

34.0

35.0

36.0

37.0

38.0

39.0

40.0

41.0

23 Dec 30 Dec 6 Jan 13 Jan 20 Jan 27 Jan 3 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 Feb 3 Mar 10 Mar

US$

/oz

Gold

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10 March 2017

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