Iron ore had the largest global market size of all metals in 2022, amounting to more than *** billion U.S. dollars. Gold came in second, with a global market value of nearly *** billion U.S. dollars. In comparison, the global market value of crude oil exceeded ****trillion U.S. dollars that year, far overshadowing the value of commodity metals.
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