Econ Stats: All Price Index Indicators for World

20, Apr 2024, EDT.

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Countries Included: All world countries, economic regions, geographical regions
Years Covered: From 1980 to 2013 forecasts
Indicators: Over 50 indicators from our database of 1,000 are currently display by Econ Stats
Data Sources: IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook
Last Updated: 17th March 2015

These Price Index indicators, or Price Indices, have been compiled using IMF data from as far back as 1980, and with forecasts as far forward as 2014 (the exact time period varies by index). The price indices measure the average cost of either single items or baskets of goods on a global basis for the year in question.

These indicators help us to understand a number of different trends within the world economy.

When we look at these indicators overall, which represent the most commonly traded commodities, we can get a sense of the interplay between supply and demand, and their effects on inflation.

Indices are typically grouped into energy (crude oil, gas and coal), metals (including iron ore, copper, lead tin, nickel, zinc, lead and uranium), food and beverages (broken down into a wide range of categories including meat, lamb, pork, chicken, fish, shrimp, various cereals, a range of cooking oils, soybeans, bananas, coffee, tea and cocoa), various timbers and materials (including wool and cotton).

There are also composite indicators indicating overall price trends including the master Commodity Price Index, the Commodity Non-Fuel Index, the Coal Price Index, the Food Price Index, Industrial Inputs Price Index (metals and agricultural raw materials) and the Timber Price Index. Some economists and traders believe that the Copper Price Index is one of the best predictors of economic activity, because it is found in the innards of all modern buildings - its resists corrosion and conducts heat - and is in plentiful supply.

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	Indicators
	Commodity Price Index - Includes Both Fuel And Non-Fuel Price Indices
	Aluminum, 99.5% minimum purity, LME spot price, CIF UK ports, US$ per metric tonne
	Bananas, Central American and Ecuador, FOB U.S. Ports, US$ per metric tonne
	Barley, Canadian no.1 Western Barley, spot price, US$ per metric tonne
	Beef, Australian and New Zealand 85% lean fores, FOB U.S. import price, US cents per pound
	Beverage Price Index - Includes Coffee, Tea, And Cocoa
	Cereals Price Index - Includes Wheat, Maize (Corn), Rice, And Barley
	Coal, Australian thermal coal, 1200- btu/pound, less than 1% sulfur, 14% ash, FOB Newcastle/Port Kembla, US$ per metric tonne
	Coal, South African export price, US$ per metric tonne
	Coal Price Index - Includes Australian And South African Coal
	Cocoa beans, International Cocoa Organization cash price, CIF US and European ports, US$ per metric tonne
	Coffee, Other Mild Arabicas, International Coffee Organization New York cash price, ex-dock New York, US cents per pound
	Coffee, Robusta, International Coffee Organization New York cash price, ex-dock New York, US cents per pound
	Coffee Price Index - Includes Other Mild Arabicas And Robusta
	Copper, grade A cathode, LME spot price, CIF European ports, US$ per metric tonne
	Cotton, Cotton Outlook `A Index`, Middling 1-3/32 inch staple, CIF Liverpool, US cents per pound
	Food And Beverage Price Index (F&B)- Includes Food And Beverage Price Indices
	Fishmeal, Peru Fish meal/pellets 65% protein, CIF, US$ per metric tonne
	Food Price Index - Includes Cereal, Vegetable Oils, Meat, Seafood, Sugar, Bananas, And Oranges Price Indices
	Groundnuts (peanuts), 40/50 (40 to 50 count per ounce), cif Argentina, US$ per metric tonne
	Hardwood Price Index - Includes Hardwood Logs And Hardwood Sawn Price Indices
	Hides, Heavy native steers, over 53 pounds, wholesale dealer`s price, US cents per pound
	Industrial Inputs Price Index - Includes Agricultural Raw Materials And Metals Price Indices
	Iron Ore, China import Iron Ore Fines 62% FE spot (CFR Tianjin port) US$ per metric ton
	Lamb, frozen carcass Smithfield London, US cents per pound
	Lead, 99.97% pure, LME spot price, CIF European Ports, US$ per metric tonne
	Soft Logs, Average Export price from the U.S. for Douglas Fir, US$ per cubic meter
	Hard Logs, Best quality Malaysian meranti, import price Japan, US$ per cubic meter
	Maize (corn), U.S. No.2 Yellow, FOB Gulf of Mexico, U.S. price, US$ per metric tonne
	Meat Price Index - Includes Beef, Lamb, Swine (Pork), And Poultry Price Indices
	Metals Price Index - Includes Copper, Aluminum, Iron Ore, Tin, Nickel, Zinc, Lead, And Uranium Price Indices
	Commodity Non-Fuel Price Index - Includes Food And Beverages And Industrial Inputs Price Indices
	Natural Gas, Russian Natural Gas border price in Germany, US$ per million metric British thermal units of gas
	Natural Gas, Indonesian Liquified Natural Gas in Japan, US$ per million metric British thermal units of liquid
	Natural Gas, Natural Gas spot price at the Henry Hub terminal in Louisiana, US$ per million metric British thermal units of gas
	Natural Gas Price Index - Includes European, Japanese, And American Natural Gas Price Indices
	Nickel, melting grade, LME spot price, CIF European ports, US$ per metric tonne
	Commodity Fuel Index - Includes Crude Oil (Petroleum), Natural Gas, And Coal Price Indices
	Crude Oil Spot Price Averages ( Petroluem, Apsp): Dated Brent, West Texas Intermediate, And The Dubai Fateh
	Crude Oil (Petroleum) Price Index - Includes Dated Brent, West Texas Intermediate, And The Dubai Fateh
	Crude Oil (petroleum), Dated Brent, light blend 38 API, fob U.K., US$ per barrel
	Oil; Dubai, medium, Fateh 32 API, fob Dubai Crude Oil (petroleum), Dubai Fateh Fateh 32 API, US$ per barrel
	Crude Oil (petroleum), West Texas Intermediate 40 API, Midland Texas, US$ per barrel
	Olive Oil, extra virgin less than 1% free fatty acid, ex-tanker price U.K., US$ per metric tonne
	Oranges, miscellaneous oranges French import price, US$ per metric tonne
	Palm oil, Malaysia Palm Oil Futures (first contract forward) 4-5 percent FFA, US$ per metric tonne
	Swine (pork), 51-52% lean Hogs, U.S. price, US cents per pound
	Poultry (chicken), Whole bird spot price, Georgia docks, US cents per pound
	Agricultural Raw Materials Index - Includes Timber, Cotton, Wool, Rubber, And Hides Price Indices
	Rice, 5 percent broken milled white rice, Thailand nominal price quote, US$ per metric tonne
	Rapeseed oil, crude, FOB Rotterdam, US$ per metric ton
	Rubber, No.1 Rubber Smoked Sheet, FOB Maylaysian/Singapore, US cents per pound
	Fish (salmon), Farm Bred Norwegian Salmon, export price, US$ per kilogram
	Hard Sawnwood, Dark Red Meranti, select and better quality, C&F U.K port, US$ per cubic meter
	Soft Sawnwood, average export price of Douglas Fir, U.S. Price, US$ per cubic meter
	Commodity Seafood Index includes Fish (salmon) and Shrimp Price Indices
	Shrimp, Frozen shell-on headless, block 16/20 count, Indian origin, C&F Japan, US$ per kilogram
	Soybean Meal, Chicago Soybean Meal Futures (first contract forward) Minimum 48 percent protein, US$ per metric tonne
	Commodity Softwood Index includes Softwood Sawn and Softwood Logs Price Indices
	Soybean Oil, Chicago Soybean Oil Futures (first contract forward) exchange approved grades, US$ per metric tonne
	Soybeans, U.S. soybeans, Chicago Soybean futures contract (first contract forward) No. 2 yellow and par, US$ per metric tonne
	Sugar, European import price, CIF Europe, US cents per pound
	Sugar, Free Market, Coffee Sugar and Cocoa Exchange (CSCE) contract no.11 nearest future position, US cents per pound
	Sugar, U.S. import price, contract no.14 nearest futures position, US cents per pound
	Commodity Sugar Index includes European, Free market, and U.S. Price Indices
	Sunflower Oil, US export price from Gulf of Mexico, US$ per metric tonne
	Tea, Mombasa, Kenya, Auction Price, US cents per kilogram
	Commodity Timber Index includes Hardwood and Softwood Price Indices
	Tin, standard grade, LME spot price, US$ per metric tonne
	Uranium, u3o8 restricted price, Nuexco exchange spot, US$ per pound
	Commodity Vegetable Oil Index includes Soybean, Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Palm Oil, Sunflower Oil, Olive Oil, Fishmeal, and Groundnut Price Indic
	Wheat, No.1 Hard Red Winter, ordinary protein, FOB Gulf of Mexico, US$ per metric tonne
	Wool, coarse, 23 micron, Australian Wool Exchange spot quote, US cents per kilogram
	Wool, fine, 19 micron, Australian Wool Exchange spot quote, US cents per kilogram
	Commodity Wool Index includes Coarse and Fine Wool Price Indices
	Zinc Price Index - High Grade 98% Pure