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Australian export prices plunge

By Elizabeth Fry in Sydney and John Burton in Singapore

Published: July 17 2009 11:56 | Last updated: July 17 2009 13:03

Australian export prices plunged 21 per cent in the April-June quarter, the biggest such decline on record.

The fall, driven by sagging commodity prices, came as Singapore reported that its exports contracted by 5.2 per cent between May and June.

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