Sources of the Price Measures Used in the ICP
Release date:
| Commodity | Sources | Data description |
|---|---|---|
| Rural commodities | ||
| Wool | Bloomberg | Australian Wool Export Price - AU Eastern Region, spot price |
| Beef and veal | MLA | Eastern States Young Cattle Indicator |
| Wheat | Bloomberg | US Gulf price; HRW No 2 |
| Barley | Bloomberg | France AgriMer, Feed Barley FOB (Rouen) |
| Canola | Bloomberg | Manitoba Agriculture and Food Canola Spot |
| Sugar | Bloomberg | Sugar No.11 ICE |
| Cotton | Bloomberg | Raw Cotton A Index |
| Lamb | MLA | National Trade Lamb Indicator |
| Base metals | ||
| Aluminium | Bloomberg | London Metal Exchange (LME) spot price |
| Lead | Bloomberg | LME spot price |
| Copper | Bloomberg | LME spot price |
| Zinc | Bloomberg | LME spot price |
| Bulk commodities | ||
| Iron ore | ABS | Average export price |
| Bloomberg | Spot price – 62% Fe Fines Index, Chinese landed price, free on board basis | |
| Metallurgical coal | ABS | Average export price |
| McCloskey by OPIS | Spot price – Queensland premium hard metallurgical coal | |
| Thermal coal | ABS | Average export price |
| McCloskey by OPIS | Spot price – Newcastle thermal coal (6,000kcal) | |
| Other resources | ||
| LNG | ABS | Average export price from mid-2015 |
| Confidential | Prior to mid-2015 | |
| Crude oil | Bloomberg | European Brent Blend |
| Alumina | ABS | Average export price |
| Gold | Bloomberg | Spot price |
| Copper ore | ABS | Average export price |
| Lithium | Bloomberg | Spodumene min 6% Li2O, CIF China spot price |
| Source: RBA | ||