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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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RBA Updating the RBA's Index of Commodity Prices
10 Oct 2009
Bulletin
– October 2009
Table 1: Commodity Price Weights. All items index; per cent. Current index weights. ... For a detailed discussion of the construction of the ICP see ‘Modifications to the Reserve Bank of Australia's Commodity Price Index’ in the September 1998 issue
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2009/oct/2.html
Reserve Bank of Australia Index of Commodity Prices
10 Apr 1993
Bulletin
– April 1993
Many commodity price indices are published. Some, such as The Economist Index, include several commodities which are not produced in Australia. ... The RBA Commodity Price Index uses spot prices as far as possible, so that prices in US dollar terms are
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1993/apr/4.html
Changes to the Reserve Bank of Australia's Index of Commodity Prices
10 Oct 2003
Bulletin
– October 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia's monthly Index of Commodity Prices is designed to provide a timely indicator of movements in the prices of primary commodities, which account for more than ... Graph 3. Graph 4. Footnote. For a detailed discussion of the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/oct/2.html
Changes to the RBA Index of Commodity Prices: 2013
22 Mar 2013
Bulletin
– March 2013
This article summarises changes to be made to the RBA Index of Commodity Prices (ICP). In line with developments in export values over recent years, the weight of iron ore in the index will increase, while the weights for coal, gold and base metals
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2013/mar/3.html
Modifications to the Reserve Bank of Australia's Commodity Price Index
10 Sep 1998
Bulletin
– September 1998
Bulletin – September 1998 Modifications to the Reserve Bank of Australia's Commodity Price Index. ... This reflects both a relative decline in the price of rural commodities – the rural price component of the Commodity Price Index, measured in SDRs,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/sep/1.html
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
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
Bulletin
18 Apr 2024
Bulletin
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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