Tue 2 Apr 2013, 09:28 GMT

BIX global bunker average falls 3.3% in March


Monthly global bunker average falls to its lowest level since December.



The average global monthly Bunker Index (BIX) price fell by $27.77 per tonne, or 3.3 percent, in March compared to the previous month, according to Bunker Index price data.

The BIX global monthly average dropped to $816.72 per tonne last month, down from $844.73 per tonne in February. It is the lowest monthly price since December.

Last month's bunker average is also the first monthly decline since December and the fourth in the last six months.

In a comparison with previous years, March 2013 was $85.18 per tonne lower than the $902.14 average price recorded in March 2012 and $16.71 per tonne higher than the $800.25 per tonne figure seen in March 2011.

Please find a table below outlining average monthly Bunker Index prices between April 2009 and March 2013.

Month BIX Average +/- ($) +/- (%)
Mar 2013 816.96 -27.77 -3.3%
Feb 2013 844.73 +21.31 +2.6%
Jan 2013 823.42 +19.38 +2.4%
Dec 2012 804.04 -6.05 -0.7%
Nov 2012 810.09 -23.85 -2.9%
Oct 2012 833.94 -19.14 -2.2%
Sep 2012 853.08 +20.09 +2.4%
Aug 2012 832.99 +47.42 +6.0%
Jul 2012 785.57 +10.62 +1.4%
Jun 2012 774.95 -70.59 -8.3%
May 2012 845.54 -43.51 -4.9%
Apr 2012 889.05 -13.09 -1.5%
Mar 2012 902.14 +28.38 +3.2%
Feb 2012 873.76 +24.73 +2.9%
Jan 2012 849.03 +30.85 +3.8%
Dec 2011 818.18 -16.64 -2.0%
Nov 2011 834.82 +20.21 +2.5%
Oct 2011 814.61 -5.29 -0.6%
Sep 2011 819.90 +0.52 +0.06%
Aug 2011 819.38 -15.42 -1.8%
Jul 2011 834.80 +11.61 +1.4%
Jun 2011 823.19 +1.11 +0.1%
May 2011 822.08 -24.57 -2.9%
Apr 2011 846.65 +46.40 +5.8%
Mar 2011 800.25 +71.17 +9.8%
Feb 2011 729.08 +62.34 +9.3%
Jan 2011 666.74 +29.67 +4.7%
Dec 2010 637.07 +20.86 +3.4%
Nov 2010 616.21 +16.06 +2.7%
Oct 2010 600.15 +27.50 +4.8%
Sep 2010 572.65 -7.99 -1.4%
Aug 2010 580.64 +9.87 +1.7%
Jul 2010 570.77 -4.84 -0.8%
Jun 2010 575.61 -15.48 -2.6%
May 2010 591.09 -0.58 -0.1%
Apr 2010 591.67 +24.99 +4.4%
Mar 2010 566.68 +17.45 +3.2%
Feb 2010 549.23 -18.82 -3.3%
Jan 2010 568.05 +17.30 +3.1%
Dec 2009 550.75 -6.44 -1.2%
Nov 2009 557.19 +28.72 +5.4%
Oct 2009 528.47 +19.19 +3.8%
Sep 2009 509.28 +13.79 +2.6%
Aug 2009 523.07 +40.41+8.4%
Jul 2009 482.66 -2.52 -0.5%
Jun 2009 485.18 +65.07 +15.5%
May 2009 420.11 +37.73 +9.9%
Apr 2009 382.38


For further details regarding Bunker Index regional and global indices, please click on the following link to our index summary page below.

http://www.bunkerindex.com/prices/indices.php


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