Preliminary estimates for April indicate that the index decreased by 0.5 per cent (on a monthly average basis) in SDR terms, after increasing by 3.5 per cent in March. The rural and non-rural subindices decreased in the month, while the base metals subindex increased. In Australian dollar terms, the index decreased by 0.8 per cent in April. Over the past year, the index has increased by 15.7 per cent in SDR terms. Increases in the price of rural commodity prices and base metal prices have more than offset declines in liquefied natural gas and alumina. The index has increased by 4.6 per cent in Australian dollar ... (full story)