Commodity Price Index Monthly Price

Range 6m 1y 5y 10y 15y 20y 25y

Nov 2004 - Oct 2009: 47.615 (56.03 %)

Description: Commodity Price Index, 2005 = 100, includes both Fuel and Non-Fuel Price Indices

Unit: Index Number

Source: International Monetary Fund

See also: Agricultural production statistics

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Canadian Stocks Fall on Lower Commodity Prices; Manulife Drops
Bloomberg - 2009/11/19 16:04:35
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Bloomberg - 2009/11/19 14:01:16
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U.S. Stock-Index Futures Decline as Alcoa, Barrick Gold Retreat
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The Fed: Plosser advocates formal inflation targets
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Stocks higher on commodity rise
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Brazil Stocks Jump to 4-Week High on Commodity Gain, Job Growth
Bloomberg - 2009/11/16 21:16:58
Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian stocks advanced to a four- week high as commodity prices rose and the nation’s job growth accelerated more than analysts estimated, bolstering expectations for faster economic expansion.

Commodity cycles to be shorter, more dramatic, says Rabobank
The Edge Daily - 2009/11/16 04:11:11
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