Musicals that laugh at themselves for being musicals are not entirely a new commodity.
Now the isolated nation is hoping to offer the world a new commodity: a cheap, guiltless way to store its data.
You might be more likely to buy a new commodity, for instance, if becomes easier to sell it, in turn, to someone else.
Ms. DiNolfi said many municipalities have problems defining whether the miniature pigs are pets or livestock because they are a new commodity.
But now the once neglected neighborhood, a 15-minute walk from the city center, is churning out a new commodity: art.
Smith suggests such sites can grow in extent very quickly, especially when demand for a new commodity is high (black pepper, in the case of Pattanam).
Paris made a start this week by sending a letter to the European Commission asking it to consider creating a new commodity regulator and setting position limits in raw-materials markets.
On the bright side, she says, they are also wondering whether sea bass might turn into a new commodity, since the species generates a good price in its native range, where it's fished commercially.
Priceline.com, which earned its reputation with the name-your-own-price model for airline tickets, will soon try to interest you in bidding for a new commodity: cheap phone calls.
