The goldbugs make out that gold is an important commodity, being 'suppressed' by the forces of darkness, but gold trading comes in at No. 10, hardly something the Fed or banksters are going to become obsessed over.
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Top traded commodities
1
Rank
Commodity
Value in US$('000)
Date ofinformation
2
1
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc.
$2,183,079,941
2012
3
2
Electrical, electronic equipment
$1,833,534,414
2012
4
3
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers, etc.
$1,763,371,813
2012
5
4
Vehicles other than railway, tramway
$1,076,830,856
2012
6
5
Plastics and articles thereof
$470,226,676
2012
7
6
Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc. apparatus
