Iron Ore, 67.55% iron content, fine, contract price to Europe, FOB Ponta da Madeira, US cents per dry metric tonne unit
(JAN-1980 - OCT-2007 )
Year JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
1980 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09
1981 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.09
1982 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50
1983 29.00 29.00 29.00 29.00 29.00 29.00 29.00 29.00 29.00 29.00 29.00 29.00
1984 26.15 26.15 26.15 26.15 26.15 26.15 26.15 26.15 26.15 26.15 26.15 26.15
1985 26.56 26.56 26.56 26.56 26.56 26.56 26.56 26.56 26.56 26.56 26.56 26.56
1986 26.26 26.26 26.26 26.26 26.26 26.26 26.26 26.26 26.26 26.26 26.26 26.26
1987 25.30 25.30 25.30 25.30 25.30 25.30 25.30 25.30 25.30 25.30 25.30 25.30
1988 24.30 24.30 24.30 24.30 24.30 24.30 24.30 24.30 24.30 24.30 24.30 24.30
1989 27.83 27.83 27.83 27.83 27.83 27.83 27.83 27.83 27.83 27.83 27.83 27.83
1990 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50
1991 34.76 34.76 34.76 34.76 34.76 34.76 34.76 34.76 34.76 34.76 34.76 34.76
1992 33.10 33.10 33.10 33.10 33.10 33.10 33.10 33.10 33.10 33.10 33.10 33.10
1993 29.09 29.09 29.09 29.09 29.09 29.09 29.09 29.09 29.09 29.09 29.09 29.09
1994 26.47 26.47 26.47 26.47 26.47 26.47 26.47 26.47 26.47 26.47 26.47 26.47
1995 28.38 28.38 28.38 28.38 28.38 28.38 28.38 28.38 28.38 28.38 28.38 28.38
1996 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00
1997 30.15 30.15 30.15 30.15 30.15 30.15 30.15 30.15 30.15 30.15 30.15 30.15
1998 31.00 31.00 31.00 31.00 31.00 31.00 31.00 31.00 31.00 31.00 31.00 31.00
1999 27.59 27.59 27.59 27.59 27.59 27.59 27.59 27.59 27.59 27.59 27.59 27.59
2000 28.79 28.79 28.79 28.79 28.79 28.79 28.79 28.79 28.79 28.79 28.79 28.79
2001 30.03 30.03 30.03 30.03 30.03 30.03 30.03 30.03 30.03 30.03 30.03 30.00
2002 29.33 29.33 29.33 29.33 29.33 29.33 29.33 29.33 29.33 29.33 29.33 29.33
2003 31.95 31.95 31.95 31.95 31.95 31.95 31.95 31.95 31.95 31.95 31.95 31.95
2004 37.90 37.90 37.90 37.90 37.90 37.90 37.90 37.90 37.90 37.90 37.90 37.90
2005 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00
2006 77.35 77.35 77.35 77.35 77.35 77.35 77.35 77.35 77.35 77.35 77.35 77.35
2007 84.70 84.70 84.70 84.70 84.70 84.70 84.70 84.70 84.70 84.70