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RBA Glossary definition for Index of Commodity Prices
Index of Commodity Prices – A Reserve Bank of Australia-compiled index which provides a measure of price movements in rural and non-rural (including base metals) commodities in Australian Dollars (AUD), Special Drawing Rights (SDR) and United States Dollars (USD).
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Data Availability
25 Mar 2024
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Data availability for graphs included in the Bank's monthly ‘Chart Pack’
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Modifications to the Reserve Bank of Australia's Commodity Price Index
25 Feb 2001
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Longer-run comparisons can thereforebe rendered less reliable. The potential for driftis most serious when the underlying volumesand prices are relatively volatile, as is the casefor the Commodity Price Index. ... Theywill now account for 66.8 per cent
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/sep/pdf/bu-0998-1.pdf
The Recent Rise in Commodity Prices: A Long-run Perspective
10 Apr 2007
Bulletin
– April 2007
Updating these indices to 2006, real commodity prices overall appear to have declined over the past century, with the largest decline recorded when the commodity price index is deflated by a ... The index used is an equal weighted commodity price index
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2007/apr/1.html
The Australian Economy and Financial Markets
2 May 2024
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The Australian Economy and Financial Markets - May 2024
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Commodity Prices and Macroeconomic Policy: An Australian Perspective
10 Jul 2008
Bulletin
– July 2008
RBA Index of Commodity Prices. SDR (2000 = 100). 100. 122. ... 249. IMF Commodity Price Index. SDR (2000 = 100). 100. 113.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2008/jul/2.html
Global Commodity Markets
10 Jun 2011
Bulletin
– June 2011
The available evidence suggests that while financial investors can affect the short-run price dynamics for some commodities, the level and volatility of commodity prices appear to be primarily determined by ... We would expect the behaviour of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/jun/7.html
Lower Bulk Commodity Prices and Their Effect on Economic Activity
17 Sep 2015
Bulletin
– September 2015
Recent declines in bulk commodity prices have reduced the growth of household income, company profits and government revenues. The declines have been associated with a contraction in mining investment and, by lowering the growth of aggregate demand,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/sep/4.html
Commodity Prices and the Terms of Trade
19 Apr 2005
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Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin April 2005
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Bulletin
18 Apr 2024
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Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
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Commodity Prices and The Terms of Trade
10 Apr 2005
Bulletin
– April 2005
prices. If the exchange rate did not respond to the increase in world commodity prices and the terms of trade, the domestic currency price of these commodities would rise by the ... Africa. Indeed, previous commodity price cycles suggest that expansion
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