Historical commodity prices in United States dollars from 2002 to 2012 include metals, forest products, oil, natural gas, and coal. The data is presented in a tabular format by the Government of British Columbia. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-17.
Use Cases
- Analyze price volatility for metals based on historical commodity prices
- Model supply chain costs for forest products based on historical commodity prices
- Forecast energy sector trends based on historical oil, natural gas, and coal prices
Strengths
- Data covers a 10-year period from 2002 to 2012
- Includes multiple commodity categories: metals, forest products, oil, natural gas, and coal
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Time Range
- 2002 to 2012