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Commodity Research Bureau Releases 2006 Edition of The CRB Encyclopedia of Commodity and Financial Prices

CHICAGO, IL – August 22, 2006 – Commodity Research Bureau, a Barchart Company, and a leading provider of commodity market information since 1934 today announced the release of the 2006 edition of The CRB Encyclopedia of Commodity and Financial Prices. This unique reference guide provides the “big picture” for anyone dealing in the commodity or financial markets by delivering long-term charts and written historical analysis, as well as supporting data on a companion CD-ROM.

No other source provides the long-term perspective of The CRB Encyclopedia of Commodity and Financial Prices. Compiled by Commodity Research Bureau, the organization of record for the entire commodity industry, the Encyclopedia is essential for anyone who needs commodity and financial charts, analysis, and data in one quick and easy-to-use reference book.

Features in the 2006 edition include:

  • Long-Term Price Charts, including 10-year Weekly charts, 40-year Monthly charts, and 80-year Quarterly charts
  • Articles on the history of the commodity and financial markets
  • CD-ROM including electronic articles, the Quarterly Data series, and the Annual Data series

“This Encyclopedia really is the ‘end-all’ resource for historical price information” says Christopher Lown, Chief Editor at Commodity Research Bureau. “With more than 375 pages of pertinent, market-focused information, there is no other single resource that compares.”

For more information and details, you can visit www.crbtrader.com/pubs/enc/default.asp.

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