Manufacturing Data Panel: Monthly Oil Price Index, 2009-2016

Monthly data from January 2009 to December 2016 tracks the oil price index (ICP) as an operational variable. The index references Platts and Rim oil prices. The dataset was contributed by Ani Wahyu Rachmawati.

Use Cases

• Modeling the impact of oil price fluctuations on manufacturing based on the monthly oil price index.
• Conducting time-series analysis on the ICP index from 2009 to 2016.
• Studying economic indicators by correlating the Platts/Rim-referenced oil price with other variables.

Strengths

• Provides 96 months of consistent monthly data from 2009 to 2016.
• The oil price index is clearly defined as referencing Platts and Rim prices.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ani Wahyu Rachmawati

Time Range

January 2009 - December 2016