Baltic dry index

基本解释

As Figure 4 (attached) shows, the Baltic Dry Index has surged 62% since early-April, bringing a rebound in dry-bulk stocks.
根据图4显示，波罗的海干散货运价指数(Baltic Dry Index)从4月初以来已经飞涨了62%。
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) which measures freight rates for bulk commodities such as iron ore and grains crashed several months ago, falling 96pc.
波罗的海干货指数（BDI），一个衡量大宗散货（铁矿石，谷物）运费的指数，在数月前下挫了96%。
Since the recession bit hard last autumn a lot of attention has been paid to the plunge in the Baltic Dry Index, a composite measure of the cost of shipping bulk cargoes such as iron ore and coal.
自从去年秋天受经济衰退重创后，波罗的海干散货指数（BDI）大幅跳水吸引了大量的关注。 BDI指数是对运载如铁矿石和煤炭这类散装货物的运费的综合衡量。

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