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  1. <text id=93AC0253>
  2. <title>
  3. Commodity Futures Trading--US Exchanges:1970-92
  4. </title>
  5. <history>
  6. Compact ALMANAC--United States Statistics         
  7.  Investment & Savings                                
  8. </history>
  9. <article>
  10. <source>Time Almanac</source>
  11. <hdr>
  12. Commodity Futures Trading on U.S. Exchanges--Volume of Trading: 
  13. [In millions.]
  14. </hdr>
  15. <body>
  16. <table>
  17. <tblhdr><cell>Commodity<cell type=i>1970<cell type=i>1980<cell type=i>1990<cell type=i>1991<cell type=i>1992
  18. <row><cell type=a>NUMBER OF CONTRACTS TRADED<cell type=n>12.4<cell type=n>82.7<cell type=n>272.2<cell type=n>261.4<cell type=n>289.4
  19. <row><cell>Grain<cell>2.2<cell>18.3<cell>17.0<cell>16.6<cell>17.6
  20. <row><cell>Oilseeds/products<cell>3.7<cell>15.7<cell>20.4<cell>19.8<cell>18.6
  21. <row><cell>Livestock/products<cell>3.4<cell>11.8<cell>8.0<cell>6.9<cell>6.4
  22. <row><cell>Other agriculturals<cell>2.0<cell>7.8<cell>11.0<cell>9.5<cell>9.4
  23. <row><cell>Energy products<cell>(Z)<cell>1.1<cell>35.2<cell>31.8<cell>38.4
  24. <row><cell>Metals<cell>1.1<cell>14.1<cell>17.8<cell>13.9<cell>12.2
  25. <row><cell>Financial instruments<cell>(Z)<cell>10.2<cell>135.7<cell>134.1<cell>148.2
  26. <row><cell>Currencies<cell>(Z)<cell>3.7<cell>27.2<cell>28.8<cell>38.7
  27. </table>
  28. <p>Z= Represents or rounds to zero.
  29. </p>
  30. <p>Source: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
  31. </p>
  32. </body>
  33. </article>
  34. </text>
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