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The BIX monthly average rose at a lower percentage rate than WTI crude in October, according to Bunker Index (BIX) and New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) price data.

The WTI settlement average was up $4.73 per barrel, or 10.46 percent, to $49.95 per barrel in October. During the same period, the BIX global bunker average jumped $25.68 per tonne, or 6.22 percent, to $438.79 per tonne.

Over the last 12 months, between October 2015 and October 2016, the WTI monthly average has risen $3.61 per barrel, or 7.8 percent, from $46.34 to $49.95 per barrel, whilst the BIX monthly global average has increased by a less significant $3.92 per tonne, or 0.9 percent, from $434.87 to $438.79 per tonne.

Please find below tables of monthly WTI crude settlement averages and BIX global bunker averages between January 2015 and October 2016.

Month	WTI Average($/bbl)	+/-	+/-(%)
Oct 2016	49.95	+4.73	+10.46
Sep 2016	45.22	+0.42	+0.93
Aug 2016	44.80	-0.19	-0.42
Jul 2016	44.99	-3.86	-7.90
Jun 2016	48.85	+1.90	+4.05
May 2016	46.95	+5.76	+13.98
Apr 2016	41.19	+3.16	+8.31
Mar 2016	38.03	+7.36	+24.00
Feb 2016	30.67	-1.16	-3.64
Jan 2016	31.83	-5.61	-14.98
Dec 2015	37.44	-5.53	-12.90
Nov 2015	42.97	+3.37	+7.27
Oct 2015	46.34	+0.91	+2.00
Sep 2015	45.43	+2.54	+5.90
Aug 2015	42.89	-8.26	-16.15
Jul 2015	51.15	-8.71	-14.55
Jun 2015	59.86	+0.43	+0.72
May 2015	59.43	+4.74	+8.67
Apr 2015	54.69	+6.80	+14.20
Mar 2015	47.89	-2.96	-5.82
Feb 2015	50.85	+3.49	+7.36
Jan 2015	47.36	-11.95	-20.15

Month	BIX Average ($/mt)	+/-($)	+/-(%)
Oct 2016	438.79	+25.68	+6.22
Sep 2016	413.11	+5.13	+1.30
Aug 2016	407.98	-6.84	-1.65
Jul 2016	414.82	-0.42	-0.10
Jun 2016	415.24	+23.20	+5.92
May 2016	392.04	+30.14	+8.33
Apr 2016	361.90	+9.85	+2.80
Mar 2016	352.05	+13.26	+3.91
Feb 2016	338.79	-4.04	-1.18
Jan 2016	342.83	-34.20	-9.10
Dec 2015	377.03	-42.34	-10.10
Nov 2015	419.37	-15.50	-3.56
Oct 2015	434.87	-3.03	-0.70
Sep 2015	437.90	-11.09	-2.50
Aug 2015	448.99	-49.77	-9.98
Jul 2015	498.76	-36.76	-6.86
Jun 2015	535.52	-8.48	-1.56
May 2015	544.00	+30.94	+6.03
Apr 2015	513.06	+0.31	+0.06
Mar 2015	512.75	-5.65	-1.09
Feb 2015	518.40	+23.79	+4.80
Jan 2015	494.61	-65.54	-11.70