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The historical commodity prices section has been updated with numbers for August 2009.

The following graph shows the exchange rate of the Brazilian Real with respect to the US Dollar. The Real appreciated continuously since March 2003, depreciating temporarily between September 2008 and February 2009.

Source: Banco Central do Brasil – Time Series Management System

See also: Historical exchange rates for multiple currencies

El gráfico a continuación muestra el tipo de cambio del real brasilero con respecto al dólar norteamericano. El mismo ha venido apreciándose continuamente desde marzo de 2003, depreciándose temporalmente durante el periodo septiembre 2008 – febrero 2009.

Fuente: Banco Central do Brasil – Sistema de Manejo de Series Históricas

Ver también: Series históricas para otras monedas

You can now use our map creator to visualize your data. After uploading your data and adjusting the color ranges, you can export the map as JPG, PNG, or PDF.

Estrenamos una nueva sección en español: series de precios históricos para una multitud de mercancías (commodities) incluyendo productos agrícolas, insumos industriales, metales, petróleo, gas natural, etc. La fuente es el Fondo Monetario Internacional.

A complete list of mobile network operators in China has been uploaded to the China section of the site.

A complete list of mobile network operators in India has been uploaded to the India section of the site.

Any of the charts in the country comparison section can now be embedded and/or copied. Check the example below.

I’m using Google’s chart API to generate the image file. To copy the image, right-click on it and choose copy.

I just released trade statistics by country and by product. Exports and imports are available for the period 2001-2005. The product groupings belong to the SITC Rev. 3 international standard. The primary data source is the commerce and trade database maintained by the United Nations.

I just updated the historical commodity prices section with the latest IMF data. Historical data for 8 price indices and 49 commodities now includes June 2008 numbers. I’m including a chart showing that the aggregate commodity price index, i.e. the index that tracks energy, metals, food, and raw materials, continued its upward march in June. It increased 5.7% with respect to May 2008, 32.6% with respect to January 2008, and 62% with respect to June 2007. Inflation has clearly become a serious problem around the World.

Click on the image above to play with the data