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Description: Crude Oil (petroleum), Price index, 2005 = 100, simple average of three spot prices; Dated Brent, West Texas Intermediate, and the Dubai Fateh
Unit: Index Number
Source: International Monetary Fund
See also: Agricultural production statistics
| Month | Value |
| Sep 2000 | 60.13 |
| Oct 2000 | 58.85 |
| Nov 2000 | 60.60 |
| Dec 2000 | 47.39 |
| Jan 2001 | 48.63 |
| Feb 2001 | 51.05 |
| Mar 2001 | 46.90 |
| Apr 2001 | 48.10 |
| May 2001 | 51.63 |
| Jun 2001 | 50.54 |
| Jul 2001 | 46.49 |
| Aug 2001 | 48.38 |
| Sep 2001 | 46.92 |
| Oct 2001 | 38.86 |
| Nov 2001 | 35.03 |
| Dec 2001 | 34.71 |
| Jan 2002 | 35.90 |
| Feb 2002 | 37.44 |
| Mar 2002 | 44.31 |
| Apr 2002 | 47.67 |
| May 2002 | 48.15 |
| Jun 2002 | 45.90 |
| Jul 2002 | 48.27 |
| Aug 2002 | 50.19 |
| Sep 2002 | 53.01 |
| Oct 2002 | 51.59 |
| Nov 2002 | 46.47 |
| Dec 2002 | 52.27 |
| Jan 2003 | 57.67 |
| Feb 2003 | 61.63 |
| Mar 2003 | 56.90 |
| Apr 2003 | 47.78 |
| May 2003 | 48.85 |
| Jun 2003 | 52.31 |
| Jul 2003 | 53.59 |
| Aug 2003 | 55.62 |
| Sep 2003 | 50.38 |
| Oct 2003 | 54.38 |
| Nov 2003 | 54.58 |
| Dec 2003 | 56.14 |
| Jan 2004 | 58.85 |
| Feb 2004 | 58.70 |
| Mar 2004 | 63.10 |
| Apr 2004 | 63.18 |
| May 2004 | 70.52 |
| Jun 2004 | 66.61 |
| Jul 2004 | 71.09 |
| Aug 2004 | 78.86 |
| Sep 2004 | 78.05 |
| Oct 2004 | 87.84 |
| Nov 2004 | 79.15 |
| Dec 2004 | 73.27 |
| Jan 2005 | 80.38 |
| Feb 2005 | 83.52 |
| Mar 2005 | 95.46 |
| Apr 2005 | 94.91 |
| May 2005 | 89.61 |
| Jun 2005 | 101.01 |
| Jul 2005 | 105.65 |
| Aug 2005 | 115.97 |
| Sep 2005 | 115.55 |
| Oct 2005 | 109.05 |
| Nov 2005 | 103.04 |
| Dec 2005 | 105.85 |
| Jan 2006 | 116.88 |
| Feb 2006 | 111.92 |
| Mar 2006 | 114.20 |
| Apr 2006 | 127.44 |
| May 2006 | 128.60 |
| Jun 2006 | 127.99 |
| Jul 2006 | 135.90 |
| Aug 2006 | 134.59 |
| Sep 2006 | 116.16 |
| Oct 2006 | 108.62 |
| Nov 2006 | 108.96 |
| Dec 2006 | 114.34 |
| Jan 2007 | 100.08 |
| Feb 2007 | 107.93 |
| Mar 2007 | 113.58 |
| Apr 2007 | 122.01 |
| May 2007 | 122.01 |
| Jun 2007 | 127.80 |
| Jul 2007 | 138.08 |
| Aug 2007 | 131.44 |
| Sep 2007 | 144.14 |
| Oct 2007 | 153.98 |
| Nov 2007 | 171.07 |
| Dec 2007 | 167.61 |
| Jan 2008 | 170.21 |
| Feb 2008 | 175.70 |
| Mar 2008 | 190.88 |
| Apr 2008 | 204.39 |
| May 2008 | 230.10 |
| Jun 2008 | 246.51 |
| Jul 2008 | 248.43 |
| Aug 2008 | 214.73 |
| Sep 2008 | 186.10 |
| Oct 2008 | 136.25 |
| Nov 2008 | 101.28 |
| Dec 2008 | 77.84 |
| Jan 2009 | 82.30 |
| Feb 2009 | 78.27 |
| Mar 2009 | 88.00 |
| Apr 2009 | 94.23 |
| May 2009 | 108.90 |
| Jun 2009 | 129.57 |
| Jul 2009 | 121.18 |
| Aug 2009 | 134.25 |
| Sep 2009 | 128.17 |
| Oct 2009 | 138.85 |
| Nov 2009 | 145.37 |
| Dec 2009 | 140.35 |
| Jan 2010 | 144.55 |
| Feb 2010 | 140.16 |
| Mar 2010 | 148.63 |
| Apr 2010 | 157.78 |
| May 2010 | 142.02 |
| Jun 2010 | 140.05 |
| Jul 2010 | 139.97 |
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