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To: craig crawford who wrote (163)	6/8/2001 1:44:14 AM
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Annual Average Lead Price (Dollars per pound) Year....... Price .......Year .......Price .........Year .......Price ........Year ........Price 1909....... 0.043....... 1932 .......0.032 .......1955 .......0.151 .......1978 .......0.337 1910....... 0.044 .......1933 .......0.039 .......1956 .......0.160 .......1979 .......0.526 1911....... 0.044 .......1934 .......0.039 .......1957 .......0.147 .......1980 .......0.425 1912....... 0.045 .......1935 .......0.041 .......1958 .......0.121 .......1981 .......0.365 1913....... 0.044 .......1936 .......0.047 .......1959 .......0.122 .......1982 .......0.255 1914....... 0.039 .......1937 .......0.060 .......1960 .......0.119 .......1983 .......0.217 1915....... 0.047 .......1938 .......0.047 .......1961 .......0.109 .......1984 .......0.256 1916....... 0.069 .......1939 .......0.051 .......1962 .......0.096 .......1985 .......0.191 1917....... 0.088 .......1940 .......0.052 .......1963 .......0.111 .......1986 .......0.221 1918....... 0.074 .......1941 .......0.058 .......1964 .......0.136 .......1987 .......0.359 1919....... 0.058 .......1942 .......0.065 .......1965 .......0.160 .......1988....... 0.371 1920....... 0.080 .......1943 .......0.065 .......1966 .......0.151 .......1989 .......0.394 1921....... 0.045 .......1944 .......0.065 .......1967 .......0.140 .......1990 .......0.460 1922....... 0.057 .......1945 .......0.065 .......1968 .......0.132 .......1991 .......0.335 1923....... 0.073 .......1946 .......0.081 .......1969 .......0.149 .......1992 .......0.351 1924....... 0.081 .......1947 .......0.147 .......1970 .......0.157 .......1993 .......0.317 1925....... 0.090 .......1948 .......0.180 .......1971 .......0.139 .......1994 .......0.372 1926....... 0.084 .......1949 .......0.154 .......1972 .......0.150 .......1995 .......0.423 1927....... 0.068 .......1950 .......0.133 .......1973 .......0.163 .......1996 .......0.488 1928....... 0.063 .......1951 .......0.175 .......1974 .......0.225 .......1997....... 0.465 1929....... 0.068 .......1952 .......0.165 .......1975 .......0.215 .......1998 .......0.453 1930....... 0.055 .......1953 .......0.135....... 1976....... 0.231 1931....... 0.042 .......1954 .......0.141 .......1977....... 0.307 Significant events affecting lead prices since 1958 1961-1969 Lead and Zinc Mining Stabilization Program in effect 1971-1973 Price controls 1976-1979 Post-Vietnam War boom—highest historical price 1982-1986 More stringent environmental controls imposed on production 1986-1991 Industry retrenchment—attendant cost reductions 1992-1996 Increasing demand, particularly in lead-acid battery sector 1997-1998 Moderate weather in more populated regions—demand for replacement automotive batteries slowed