|
Commodity
|
Price
|
Price
Drivers
|
|
Steel
(09/12:
Monthly Data)
|
|
Source
|
Latest available movement
|
M-o-M%
|
Q-o-Q%
|
Y-o-Y%
|
|
MEPS
|
Global Steel
|
0.0%
|
-1.0%
|
7.3%
|
|
MEPS
|
North America Steel
|
1.7%
|
-0.2%
|
17.8%
|
|
MEPS
|
Europe Steel
|
1.9%
|
0.9%
|
0.4%
|
|
MEPS
|
Asia Steel
|
-3.5%
|
-4.3%
|
-7.0%
|
|
MEPS
|
Global Stainless Steel – HRC Grade 304
|
-1.1%
|
-0.3%
|
-3.7%
|
|
MEPS
|
Global Stainless Steel – HRC Grade 316
|
-1.6%
|
0.7%
|
0.0%
|
|
SEIFSA (Table E-A)
|
South Africa: Domestic steel - Hot rolled
|
0.0%
|
0.2%
|
3.7%
|
|
§
Iron-ore
§
Nickel
§
China
§
India
§
Steel consumption
increases when economies are growing, as governments invest in infrastructure
and transport, and build new factories and houses.
|
|
Brent Crude
Oil
(15/12:
Bloomberg)
|
Brent Crude Oil $ 61.44 per
barrel↓
|
§
Economic instability
|
|
Exchange
rates:
(15/12: News
24, Reuters, XE.com Inc.)
|
ZAR/$ 16.86↑
ZAR/£ 22.52↑
ZAR/€ 19.78↑
|
AUD/$ 1.50↑
AUD/CN¥ 0.21↑
AUD/PGK 0.35↑
|
BRL/$ 5.42↑
CLP/$ 912.98↓
PEN/$ 3.36↓
|
§
Economic instability
|
|
Labour
§
South Africa (01/07)
§
Australia (2Q2025)
|
5.5% average wage increase
3.3% (Labour cost: Total
hourly rates of pay excl. bonuses: Private: All industries)
|
§
Strikes & Wage disputes
|
|
Electricity
§
South Africa
(Eskom)
§
Australia (2Q2025)
|
12.74% average
price increase
5.42% (PPI:
Manufacturing Input: Electricity)
|
§
Possible supply
shortages
|
|
Gold
(15/12: Bloomberg)
(15/12: ETSA
Calculations)
|
Gold $ 4 326.52/troy
ounce↑
Gold R 2 345 240.30/kilogram↑
|
§
Economic instability
|
|
Platinum
(15/12:
Bloomberg)
|
Platinum $ 1 766.24/troy
ounce↑
|
§
Economic instability
|
|
Silver
(15/12:
Bloomberg)
|
Silver $ 62.87/troy ounce↓
|
§
Economic instability
|
|
Palladium
(15/12:
Kitco)
|
Palladium $ 1 487.00/ounce↓
|
§
Economic instability
|
|
Rhodium
(15/12:
Kitco)
|
Rhodium $ 7 800.00/ounce→
|
§
Economic instability
|
|
Uranium
(10/12: UxC:
Weekly Spot Price)
|
Uranium $ 75.85/pound→
|
§
Economic instability
|
|
Aluminium
(15/12: LME)
|
Aluminium $ 2 845.25/tonne↓
|
§
USA
§
Global demand &
supply
|
|
Copper
(15/12: LME)
|
Copper $ 11 815.50/tonne↑
Copper $ 5.36/lb↑
|
§
USA, China, Chile
§
Global demand
|
|
Lead
(15/12: LME)
|
Lead $ 1 931.50/tonne↓
|
§
Global demand & supply
§
Economic instability
|
|
Coal Richards
Bay
(15/12: ICE)
|
Coal $ 89.85/tonne↓
|
§ Global demand & supply
§
Economic instability
|
|
Iron Ore 62% Fe
(15/12: CFR)
|
Iron Ore $ 106.05/tonne↓
|
§
Global demand & supply
§
Economic instability
|
|
Ammonia
(02/12:
Monthly Data)
|
Ammonia
(Arabian Gulf) $ 478.63/tonne↑
|
§
USA, China
§
Global demand &
supply
|
|
|
|
|
|