The crude oil prices fall account for a third day because of weak data on consumer confidence in the U.S. and alarming signs of economic growth in China. The U.S. consumer confidence in June dropped heavily to the level of 52.9 points in June, after a month earlier was 62.7 points. This prompted a sharp drop in U.S. stock exchange yesterday, as predictions were for much more limited decrease in the index. On the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, oil contracts with delivery in August fell by 3 percent to 75.94 dollars a barrel. This is the largest decline in raw material from June 4 onwards. The night continued retreat of the quotes this morning and they were 0.4 percent lower at 75.66 dollars a barrel. Thus, the raw material is directed to the first quarterly drop in prices from late 2008 onwards. From late March till now, oil has dropped by 9.4 per cent. Yesterday in London, Brent crude oil from the supply in August fell 2.8 percent to 75.44 dollars a barrel.
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