What Is the Commodity Index?

The earliest commodity index appeared was a futures price index compiled by the US Commodity Research Bureau based on the prices of 22 basic economically sensitive commodities on the world market in 1957, usually referred to as the CRB index.

Commodity Index

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The earliest commodity index appeared was a futures price index compiled by the US Commodity Research Bureau based on the prices of 22 basic economically sensitive commodities on the world market in 1957, usually referred to as the CRB index.
Chinese name
Commodity Index
Nature
A futures price index
Short name
CRB Index
Founder
US Commodity Research Agency
CRB
Commodity indexes are compiled on the basis of certain commodity prices. Different commodities have different proportions in the index. This proportion is the meaning of weight.

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