Fri 12 Jun 2015, 09:17 GMT

Bunker Index (BIX) statistical summary


Key monthly Bunker Index (BIX) data provided in price summary.



A statistical summary has been included below for the Bunker Index (BIX) - the worldwide bunker price average.

Included in the summary is the average, lowest and highest price for each month together with price change figures expressed in US dollars and as a percentage.

Bunker Index (BIX) Statistical Summary: January 2014 - May 2015.


Month Avg Price Lowest Highest Low-High First Last Change ($) Change (%)
May-15 544.00 534.57 549.19 14.62 534.57 536.91 2.34 0.4
Apr-15 513.06 499.08 534.00 34.92 499.08 534.00 34.92 7.0
Mar-15 512.75 499.26 534.46 35.20 534.46 501.17 -33.29 -6.2
Feb-15 518.40 482.62 532.97 50.35 482.62 532.97 50.35 10.4
Jan-15 494.61 477.44 526.05 48.61 526.05 477.76 -48.29 -9.2
Dec-14 560.15 525.09 616.13 91.04 616.13 529.14 -86.99 -14.1
Nov-14 649.76 619.07 672.57 53.50 672.57 619.07 -53.50 -8.0
Oct-14 700.33 674.79 742.10 67.31 742.10 674.83 -67.27 -9.1
Sep-14 753.82 743.66 767.03 23.37 767.03 744.11 -22.92 -3.0
Aug-14 769.43 764.24 777.58 13.34 777.58 767.38 -10.20 -1.3
Jul-14 782.76 778.02 796.57 18.55 796.57 779.35 -17.22 -2.2
Jun-14 793.81 786.93 800.12 13.19 788.56 797.02 8.46 1.1
May-14 789.05 784.14 793.40 9.26 785.70 791.89 6.19 0.8
Apr-14 788.96 785.71 794.62 8.91 787.85 788.47 0.62 -0.1
Mar-14 792.81 789.12 801.56 12.44 797.61 790.35 -7.26 -0.9
Feb-14 793.63 785.49 800.30 14.81 786.81 796.19 9.38 1.2
Jan-14 787.85 783.85 795.43 11.58 795.43 789.89 -5.54 -0.7


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