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 $465,101,524 2012 8 7 Pharmaceutical products $443,596,577 2012 9 8 Iron and steel $379,113,147 2012 10 9 Organic chemicals $377,462,088 2012 11 10 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc. $348,155,369 2012
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