Reuters CRB Commodity Index

Reuters CRB Commodity Index

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Current Reuters CRB Components
Subgroup	Markets	Subgroup Weight
Energy	Crude Oil, Heating Oil, Natural Gas	17.6%
Grains	Wheat, Corn, Soybeans	17.6%
Industrials	Copper, Cotton	11.8%
Meats	Live Cattle, Lean Hogs	11.8%
Softs	Coffee, Cocoa, Sugar Orange Juice	23.5%
Precious Metals	Gold, Silver, Platinum	17.6%

As with most indices the composition and weight assigned each component in the CRB Index has changed over time. Those included in the table to the left reflect the ninth revision made December 6, 1995 and remain static. However, this is now identified as the Reuters CCI (Continuous Commodity Index) after another revision was made to the CRB. (That tenth revision changed both composition and weighting. Rather than weighting each component equally, as does the ninth revision, the tenth attempted to reflect the significance of each commodity in a 4-tiered grouping: energy makes up 39%, agriculture 41%, precious metals 7%, and base metals 13%.)

For purposes of continuity and more accurately to portray historical price change, MRCI continues to use the ninth revision, the CCI. Thus, this bellwether indicator illustrates in the charts below a "macro-"picture of how prices for physical commodities have changed over the last 40 years.

The Continuous Commodity Index (CCI) delayed quotes are available here: http://www.crbtrader.com/crbindex/crbdata.asp

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