Global price of Industrial Materials index

Measurement
Index 2016 = 100
Indicator Type or Source
Industry Indicator
Period End Date
April 1, 2024
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Global price of Industrial Materials index is an economic indicator measured in Index 2016 = 100. It covers the period from Saturday, June 2, 1984, to Monday, April 1, 2024, and is updated monthly. Please note, value represents the benchmark prices which are representative of the global market. They are determined by the largest exporter of a given commodity. Prices are period averages in nominal U.S. dollars. Copyright © 2016, International Monetary Fund. Reprinted with permission. Complete terms of use and contact details are available at http://www.imf.org/external/terms.htm. Please view all Industry indicators for more information or continue to All Top Economic Indicators.
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (fred.stlouisfed.org)

40-Year History of Global price of Industrial Materials index

The above interactive chart and the table below show the 40-year history of global price of industrial materials index going back to Saturday, June 2, 1984. The current value is 165.99 which was updated on Monday, April 1, 2024. Historical data is often used in econometric models to forecast future economic conditions. These forecasts can influence a wide range of decisions, from monetary policy at central banks to investment strategies at businesses and financial institutions.
Apr 1, 2024165.99  
Mar 1, 2024160.16  
Feb 1, 2024162.53  
Jan 1, 2024165.6  
Dec 1, 2023165.4  
Nov 1, 2023163.06  
Oct 1, 2023157.58  
Sep 1, 2023159.82  
Aug 1, 2023154.7  
Jul 1, 2023157.41  
Jun 1, 2023156.43  
May 1, 2023156.68  
Apr 1, 2023168.36  
Mar 1, 2023174.35  
Feb 1, 2023179.17  
Jan 1, 2023171.62  
Dec 1, 2022161.98  
Nov 1, 2022150.98  
Oct 1, 2022145.46  
Sep 1, 2022150.15  
Aug 1, 2022158.51  
Jul 1, 2022157.43  
Jun 1, 2022180.42  
May 1, 2022187.21  
Apr 1, 2022203.53  
Mar 1, 2022204.92  
Feb 1, 2022190.21  
Jan 1, 2022183.36  
Dec 1, 2021168.85  
Nov 1, 2021161.66  
Oct 1, 2021172.76  
Sep 1, 2021167.77  
Aug 1, 2021183.27  
Jul 1, 2021202.83  
Jun 1, 2021203.48  
May 1, 2021197.48  
Apr 1, 2021181.52  
Mar 1, 2021174.68  
Feb 1, 2021169.52  
Jan 1, 2021167.03  
Dec 1, 2020159.46  
Nov 1, 2020144.12  
Oct 1, 2020137.48  
Sep 1, 2020136.38  
Aug 1, 2020133.93  
Jul 1, 2020126.62  
Jun 1, 2020121.01  
May 1, 2020112.75  
Apr 1, 2020109.15  
Mar 1, 2020114.22  
Feb 1, 2020118.05  
Jan 1, 2020124.22  
Dec 1, 2019122.03  
Nov 1, 2019120.03  
Oct 1, 2019122.11  
Sep 1, 2019124.1  
Aug 1, 2019123.07  
Jul 1, 2019134.64  
Jun 1, 2019131.15  
May 1, 2019129.52  
Apr 1, 2019129.88  
Mar 1, 2019127.5  
Feb 1, 2019125.9  
Jan 1, 2019119.03  
Dec 1, 2018117.69  
Nov 1, 2018118.87  
Oct 1, 2018120.71  
Sep 1, 2018118.94  
Aug 1, 2018119.7  
Jul 1, 2018121.79  
Jun 1, 2018128.3  
May 1, 2018127.44  
Apr 1, 2018127.05  
Mar 1, 2018126.27  
Feb 1, 2018129.89  
Jan 1, 2018128.99  
Dec 1, 2017122.79  
Nov 1, 2017118.95  
Oct 1, 2017117.55  
Sep 1, 2017119.54  
Aug 1, 2017120.2  
Jul 1, 2017113.14  
Jun 1, 2017108.03  
May 1, 2017110.76  
Apr 1, 2017114.36  
Mar 1, 2017121.66  
Feb 1, 2017123.82  
Jan 1, 2017118.1  
Dec 1, 2016115.64  
Nov 1, 2016111.63  
Oct 1, 2016100.99  
Sep 1, 2016100.42  
Aug 1, 2016102.05  
Jul 1, 2016101.03  
Jun 1, 201696.59  
May 1, 201697.27  
Apr 1, 201699.42  
Mar 1, 201696.5  
Feb 1, 201690.78  
Jan 1, 201687.7  
Dec 1, 201588.23  
Nov 1, 201591.39  
Oct 1, 201597.22  
Sep 1, 201599.07  
Aug 1, 201599.75  
Jul 1, 2015101.66  
Jun 1, 2015109.61  
May 1, 2015113.92  
Apr 1, 2015109.12  
Mar 1, 2015110.19  
Feb 1, 2015112.89  
Jan 1, 2015115.7  
Dec 1, 2014119.99  
Nov 1, 2014124.99  
Oct 1, 2014126.38  
Sep 1, 2014131.52  
Aug 1, 2014137.4  
Jul 1, 2014139.56  
Jun 1, 2014137.31  
May 1, 2014139.73  
Apr 1, 2014143.12  
Mar 1, 2014140.38  
Feb 1, 2014144.66  
Jan 1, 2014147.76  
Dec 1, 2013150.68  
Nov 1, 2013149.06  
Oct 1, 2013149.03  
Sep 1, 2013149.09  
Aug 1, 2013151.02  
Jul 1, 2013145.45  
Jun 1, 2013144.4  
May 1, 2013150.07  
Apr 1, 2013154.35  
Mar 1, 2013158.68  
Feb 1, 2013168.58  
Jan 1, 2013167.28  
Dec 1, 2012158.31  
Nov 1, 2012151.26  
Oct 1, 2012151.47  
Sep 1, 2012147.27  
Aug 1, 2012144.47  
Jul 1, 2012154.06  
Jun 1, 2012156.89  
May 1, 2012163.74  
Apr 1, 2012171.85  
Mar 1, 2012172.83  
Feb 1, 2012173.15  
Jan 1, 2012168.92  
Dec 1, 2011161.59  
Nov 1, 2011163.0  
Oct 1, 2011171.29  
Sep 1, 2011190.24  
Aug 1, 2011196.14  
Jul 1, 2011202.71  
Jun 1, 2011200.92  
May 1, 2011204.21  
Apr 1, 2011215.48  
Mar 1, 2011210.75  
Feb 1, 2011221.14  
Jan 1, 2011209.88  
Dec 1, 2010197.82  
Nov 1, 2010187.39  
Oct 1, 2010179.48  
Sep 1, 2010168.87  
Aug 1, 2010165.38  
Jul 1, 2010151.66  
Jun 1, 2010157.22  
May 1, 2010169.13  
Apr 1, 2010184.49  
Mar 1, 2010164.88  
Feb 1, 2010152.09  
Jan 1, 2010155.13  
Dec 1, 2009143.28  
Nov 1, 2009136.26  
Oct 1, 2009129.31  
Sep 1, 2009123.89  
Aug 1, 2009131.73  
Jul 1, 2009116.13  
Jun 1, 2009109.06  
May 1, 2009100.93  
Apr 1, 200995.51  
Mar 1, 200990.71  
Feb 1, 200994.4  
Jan 1, 200996.15  
Dec 1, 200892.57  
Nov 1, 200897.51  
Oct 1, 2008107.52  
Sep 1, 2008130.66  
Aug 1, 2008136.86  
Jul 1, 2008145.47  
Jun 1, 2008145.72  
May 1, 2008149.21  
Apr 1, 2008154.92  
Mar 1, 2008157.21  
Feb 1, 2008150.36  
Jan 1, 2008143.41  
Dec 1, 2007129.43  
Nov 1, 2007136.82  
Oct 1, 2007140.71  
Sep 1, 2007137.14  
Aug 1, 2007136.25  
Jul 1, 2007148.82  
Jun 1, 2007153.7  
May 1, 2007163.71  
Apr 1, 2007160.82  
Mar 1, 2007148.17  
Feb 1, 2007140.07  
Jan 1, 2007135.4  
Dec 1, 2006136.5  
Nov 1, 2006133.01  
Oct 1, 2006134.42  
Sep 1, 2006129.97  
Aug 1, 2006131.07  
Jul 1, 2006127.64  
Jun 1, 2006120.11  
May 1, 2006126.44  
Apr 1, 2006112.5  
Mar 1, 2006101.33  
Feb 1, 2006100.45  
Jan 1, 200697.45  
Dec 1, 200591.08  
Nov 1, 200586.56  
Oct 1, 200585.03  
Sep 1, 200584.49  
Aug 1, 200584.61  
Jul 1, 200582.02  
Jun 1, 200582.63  
May 1, 200582.17  
Apr 1, 200582.54  
Mar 1, 200583.8  
Feb 1, 200580.32  
Jan 1, 200578.67  
Dec 1, 200472.52  
Nov 1, 200473.21  
Oct 1, 200473.74  
Sep 1, 200471.65  
Aug 1, 200471.24  
Jul 1, 200472.64  
Jun 1, 200471.37  
May 1, 200469.28  
Apr 1, 200471.31  
Mar 1, 200472.34  
Feb 1, 200472.58  
Jan 1, 200469.58  
Dec 1, 200365.28  
Nov 1, 200362.5  
Oct 1, 200360.5  
Sep 1, 200357.03  
Aug 1, 200356.05  
Jul 1, 200355.08  
Jun 1, 200354.68  
May 1, 200353.62  
Apr 1, 200353.01  
Mar 1, 200353.64  
Feb 1, 200354.26  
Jan 1, 200353.2  
Dec 1, 200251.33  
Nov 1, 200250.99  
Oct 1, 200249.6  
Sep 1, 200249.48  
Aug 1, 200248.56  
Jul 1, 200249.51  
Jun 1, 200248.94  
May 1, 200247.43  
Apr 1, 200247.64  
Mar 1, 200247.34  
Feb 1, 200246.74  
Jan 1, 200246.06  
Dec 1, 200145.03  
Nov 1, 200144.63  
Oct 1, 200143.57  
Sep 1, 200145.33  
Aug 1, 200146.79  
Jul 1, 200148.05  
Jun 1, 200150.05  
May 1, 200151.1  
Apr 1, 200150.33  
Mar 1, 200150.25  
Feb 1, 200152.51  
Jan 1, 200153.2  
Dec 1, 200052.43  
Nov 1, 200052.98  
Oct 1, 200053.41  
Sep 1, 200055.72  
Aug 1, 200053.69  
Jul 1, 200054.46  
Jun 1, 200054.66  
May 1, 200056.45  
Apr 1, 200055.34  
Mar 1, 200056.98  
Feb 1, 200057.21  
Jan 1, 200055.18  
Dec 1, 199953.87  
Nov 1, 199953.16  
Oct 1, 199952.72  
Sep 1, 199952.58  
Aug 1, 199950.57  
Jul 1, 199949.77  
Jun 1, 199948.03  
May 1, 199948.86  
Apr 1, 199947.4  
Mar 1, 199946.63  
Feb 1, 199946.15  
Jan 1, 199945.87  
Dec 1, 199846.1  
Nov 1, 199847.14  
Oct 1, 199847.52  
Sep 1, 199849.03  
Aug 1, 199848.26  
Jul 1, 199848.75  
Jun 1, 199849.42  
May 1, 199851.04  
Apr 1, 199852.28  
Mar 1, 199852.14  
Feb 1, 199852.08  
Jan 1, 199852.1  
Dec 1, 199753.72  
Nov 1, 199756.7  
Oct 1, 199757.59  
Sep 1, 199759.43  
Aug 1, 199761.42  
Jul 1, 199762.46  
Jun 1, 199763.31  
May 1, 199764.25  
Apr 1, 199762.42  
Mar 1, 199764.68  
Feb 1, 199764.08  
Jan 1, 199763.54  
Dec 1, 199661.23  
Nov 1, 199662.38  
Oct 1, 199660.02  
Sep 1, 199661.23  
Aug 1, 199661.2  
Jul 1, 199661.16  
Jun 1, 199663.63  
May 1, 199666.64  
Apr 1, 199665.4  
Mar 1, 199666.33  
Feb 1, 199665.85  
Jan 1, 199665.52  
Dec 1, 199567.86  
Nov 1, 199568.86  
Oct 1, 199566.27  
Sep 1, 199567.96  
Aug 1, 199569.73  
Jul 1, 199570.84  
Jun 1, 199570.89  
May 1, 199570.44  
Apr 1, 199571.7  
Mar 1, 199571.18  
Feb 1, 199571.25  
Jan 1, 199573.49  
Dec 1, 199469.93  
Nov 1, 199467.15  
Oct 1, 199463.72  
Sep 1, 199462.48  
Aug 1, 199461.24  
Jul 1, 199461.94  
Jun 1, 199461.42  
May 1, 199458.75  
Apr 1, 199456.38  
Mar 1, 199455.25  
Feb 1, 199455.17  
Jan 1, 199452.97  
Dec 1, 199351.31  
Nov 1, 199349.87  
Oct 1, 199350.51  
Sep 1, 199351.43  
Aug 1, 199352.69  
Jul 1, 199354.12  
Jun 1, 199353.88  
May 1, 199354.15  
Apr 1, 199353.62  
Mar 1, 199353.21  
Feb 1, 199353.52  
Jan 1, 199352.55  
Dec 1, 199252.7  
Nov 1, 199251.94  
Oct 1, 199253.3  
Sep 1, 199255.47  
Aug 1, 199256.6  
Jul 1, 199257.42  
Jun 1, 199255.75  
May 1, 199255.35  
Apr 1, 199255.44  
Mar 1, 199254.02  
Feb 1, 199253.99  
Jan 1, 199252.72  

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