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Economic, investment and financial data provide vital measurements of economies' health, overall development and capacity for growth. This collection of thematic insights explores critical dimensions of national accounts, economic potential and price signals.

Prices in November 2025: Minerals, ores and metals up; fuels, agricultural materials and food down

Year-on-year change in UNCTAD Commodity Price Index by commodity group, percentage

UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat.

The index has been modified in September 2025 to now only take data from automated sources, leading to (in general) small changes. Please read this methodology note for more information. The tables of individual prices have been discontinued.

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The UNCTAD Commodity Price Index was 3.1% higher in November 2025 than it was a year earlier, with a continuing increase in the minerals, ores and metals group (38.7%) counteracting falls in the fuels (-10.9%), agricultural raw materials (-5.9%), and the all foods (-5.5%) groups (all comparisons on a year-on-year basis).

The minerals, ores and metals series reached another new high, now over two and a half times its value of ten years ago.

Data updated on 8 Jan 2026

Commodity prices dip 0.9% in 2024; the index excluding fuels hit a new high

UNCTAD Commodity Price Index, 2015=100

UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat.

The index has been modified in September 2025 to now only take data from automated sources, leading to (in general) small changes. Please read this methodology note for more information. The tables of individual prices have been discontinued.

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Commodity prices dipped slightly by 0.9% in 2024, after having dropped sharply the previous year from their 2022 peak. This drop was again dominated by fuel prices (-6.1%), while prices for minerals, ores and metals group (11.4%) and agricultural raw materials groups (13%) both increased.

Excluding fuels, the index saw its highest ever value in 2024.

Data updated on 8 Oct 2025

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