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Basic Question 1 of 5

Which commodity sector is the most economically valuable?

A. Energy
B. Grains
C. Precious Metals

User Contributed Comments 3

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rodney176 Economically valuable?
akirchner1 Think about it this way; if a nation had to choose between the 3, which would it choose to keep? You can live without precious metals and there are substitute for grains, but there would be chaos without energy.
Freda829 thanks akirchner, that's quite impressive
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Learning Outcome Statements

compare the life cycle of commodity sectors from production through trading or consumption;

CFA® 2026 Level II Curriculum, Volume 5, Module 33.