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The Role of Emerging-Market Economy Demand during the Post-2005 Boom
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- Author/Creator:
- World Bank.
- Series:
- Other papers
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Access to Markets.
- Agriculture.
- Beef.
- Commodities.
- Commodity Prices.
- Consumption.
- Developing Countries.
- Emerging Markets.
- Food & Beverage Industry.
- Food Consumption.
- Grains.
- Industry.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Market Economy.
- Meat.
- Private Sector Development.
- Wages.
- Local Subjects:
- Access to Markets.
- Agriculture.
- Beef.
- Commodities.
- Commodity Prices.
- Consumption.
- Developing Countries.
- Emerging Markets.
- Food & Beverage Industry.
- Food Consumption.
- Grains.
- Industry.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Market Economy.
- Meat.
- Private Sector Development.
- Wages.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2012.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- The post-2005 commodity price boom took place when most emerging-market economies (EMs) were experiencing strong and sustained economic growth, prompting numerous commentators to argue that a structural shift in the demand for commodities by emerging countries had occurred. Indeed, the size of China and India alone, which together account for 37 percent of the world's population, implies that even minor changes in their pattern of demand growth may have a measurable impact on world commodity prices. This note examines the role of demand by EMs for both extractive and food commodities. It concludes that a structural shift in metal demand has taken place, driven, for the most part, by China. Energy prices have also been influenced by EM demand. However, the role of demand for food commodities from EMs has been much less than what much of the literature argues.
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