
Exploring the Supply and Demand Drivers of Commodity ...
Jun 20, 2019 · Interpreting the block factors is less straightforward. At any given time, a block factor could capture a change in demand for a specific group of commodities ( Chinese demand for bulk commodities) or a change in supply that is common to that group of commodities ( the largely coincident rampup in Australian production of iron ore, coking coal and thermal coal in response to .