Some good news about the recent meltdown in the economy is that commodities prices are beginning to drop as global demand drops. Looking at the Dow Jones Non-Ferrous Metals Index, you can see that prices for metals used in ammo like copper, lead and aluminum have dropped to two year lows: http://finance.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&chvs=maximized&chdeh=0&chdet=1222744861011&chddm=467499&q=INDEXDJX:.DJUSNF&ntsp=0
But if your wondering if ammo prices follow this index, compare the AR15.com historical ammo chart from 2004-2006 to the index over the same period. The index went up by 220% over this period, while ammo went up by 170%:
http://finance.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&chvs=maximized&chdeh=0&chdet=1168030800000&chddm=250560&q=INDEXDJX:.DJUSNF&ntsp=0
But if your wondering if ammo prices follow this index, compare the AR15.com historical ammo chart from 2004-2006 to the index over the same period. The index went up by 220% over this period, while ammo went up by 170%:
http://finance.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&chvs=maximized&chdeh=0&chdet=1168030800000&chddm=250560&q=INDEXDJX:.DJUSNF&ntsp=0