Fisher Commodity Price Index in USD Monthly Data

7 commodity price series track changes in the Fisher index for Canada starting from 1972. Statistics Canada publishes this monthly data, which includes categories like total commodities, metals and minerals, and energy. The dataset was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the 'Total excluding energy' index against global economic indicators using time-series analysis.
• Analyzing volatility and correlation between the 'Metals and Minerals' and 'Energy' commodity series.
• Forecasting future values of the 'Total; all commodities' index based on historical monthly data since 1972.
• Comparing price movements in specific commodity groups like 'Energy' to exchange rate fluctuations.

Strengths

• Data spans over 50 years of monthly observations starting from 1972.
• Contains 7 distinct commodity series for granular analysis.
• Maintained and updated by a national statistical agency (Statistics Canada).

Limitations

• Not all 7 series have complete data for the full time range since 1972.
• Specific row count and sample size for each series are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to Canada only.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Time Range

1972 to present

Freshness

Updated monthly, with a recent update in March 2026.

Geography

Canada