-- 澳大利亚储备银行周五公布的数据显示，4月份澳大利亚商品价格指数（按特别提款权计算）环比下降0.5%，而3月份则上涨了3.5%。 当月，非农村和农村商品价格分项指数均有所下降，而基本金属分项指数则有所上升。 报告显示，以澳元计价，该指数当月下跌0.8%，但过去一年累计上涨4.6%。 按特别提款权计算，该指数较上年同期飙升15.7%。农村商品价格和基本金属价格的上涨抵消了液化天然气和氧化铝价格的下跌。 以现货价格计算，4月份大宗商品价格指数按特别提款权计算下跌0.6%，但仍比上年同期上涨16.9%。
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