Data Sources

Commodity pages identify the publications used for their displayed series. Every commodity series uses extracted USGS, EIA or World Bank tables. World Bank data carries source-specific CC BY 4.0 attribution and links to its dataset terms. Uranium uses EIA spot-contract purchase averages. Coverage and price definitions differ by commodity.

Uranium Marketing Annual Survey

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

2003?2025

Dataset Title Uranium Marketing Annual Report, table S1b

Commodities Included Uranium

Methodological Role

Annual weighted-average spot-contract purchase prices paid by U.S. civilian nuclear power reactor owners and operators, in dollars per pound U3O8 equivalent.

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National Minerals Information Center

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

1900–present

Dataset Title Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States (Data Series 140)

Commodities Included Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Aluminum, Nickel, Tin, Lithium, Cobalt, Platinum

Methodological Role

Publishes annual mineral unit values and price tables. Each commodity page specifies its measure, units, and available years.

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Development Prospects Group

The World Bank Group

1960–present

Dataset Title Commodity Markets Outlook Historical Price Series (The 'Pink Sheet')

Commodities Included Crude Oil (WTI, Brent), U.S. Natural Gas, Coal, Wheat, Corn, Soybeans, Coffee, Cocoa, Cotton, Sugar, Sawnwood, Aluminum, Copper, Iron Ore, Nickel, Tin, Zinc

Methodological Role

Annual observations from Commodity Prices ? History and Projections (Pink Sheet), World Bank Data Catalog dataset 0038238. Licensed CC BY 4.0; source credits, conversions and terms are linked on each commodity page.

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Consumer Price Index Division

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

1913–present

Dataset Title Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U: Series CUUR0000SA0)

Commodities Included Inflation Benchmark for All Real Deflations

Methodological Role

Published annual averages from 1913 onward and the latest available 2026 reference month. Earlier index estimates are derived from public-domain USGS tables; the methodology page explains the calculation.

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