Question: Please refer to the following table to answer the question: PPI Index for Fuel, Plastic Resins, Copper, and Wood ( 2 0 1 9 vs

Please refer to the following table to answer the question:
PPI Index for Fuel, Plastic Resins, Copper, and Wood (2019 vs.2018)
Commodity
PPI (2018)
PPI (2019)
%Change 2019 vs.2018
Fuel
90.3
109.9
21.7%
Plastic Resins
169.9
184.5
8.6%
Wood
186.8
190.7
2.0%
Copper
126.3
126.2
(0.1%)
A Purchasing team was reviewing prices paid for four commodities (fuel, plastic resins, copper, and wood) in 2019 vs. what they paid in 2018. They discovered that their prices increased (year over year)15% for fuel; 10% for plastic resins; 2% for wood; and 4% for copper. After comparing their price increases to the PPI (table above as published by US Bureau of Labor Statistics), which commodity was managed the BEST against its PPI benchmark?

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