<p>Commodity prices are available in Refinitiv (at least Datastream-Refinitiv) and Bloomberg has good data !</p>

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2024-01-26T12:10:24.927Z
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justaneconomist
<p>I am working on a project involving bond issuance and commodities.</p>
<p>I'm wondering whether anyone has any recommendations for the best commodity price data sets for economic research. Ideally, I would like monthly prices.</p>
<p>I have access to Bloomberg, Refinitiv/LSEG, and a slew of other services through my university, but I am looking for a second opinion before bothering my supervisor.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>

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2024-01-25T00:38:25.870Z
What commodities? Futures, OTC, spot, ... Realistically, I don't think the source matters much unless it's something very specific.
AKdemy
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2024-01-26T01:04:52.047Z
@AKdemy, spot and futures. It looks like metals and energy are going to be the most important. I would use the IMF commodities index, but a friend of mine from industry said those data sets are essentially a fiction.

What I should have specified in my question is that I would be interested in aggregations around energy or metals, for example, rather than dealing with specific commodities.
GoodFish
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2024-01-26T05:35:33.810Z
Not sure how you would aggregate commodities in any meaningful way. Delivery will be different. Location plays a huge role, especially for energy. Probably best to ask your advisor. This isn't really an economics question either. I don't think Bloomberg and LSEG will be very good for energy to be honest, although for something like aggregated data it's probably fine.
AKdemy
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Recommended Commodity Price Datasets
GoodFish
# Recommended Commodity Price Datasets

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-01-24)

I am working on a project involving bond issuance and commodities.

I'm wondering whether anyone has any recommendations for the best commodity price data sets for economic research. Ideally, I would like monthly prices.

I have access to Bloomberg, Refinitiv/LSEG, and a slew of other services through my university, but I am looking for a second opinion before bothering my supervisor.

Thanks!

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What commodities? Futures, OTC, spot, ... Realistically, I don't think the source matters much unless it's something very specific.  
> **username_0**: @AKdemy, spot and futures. It looks like metals and energy are going to be the most important. I would use the IMF commodities index, but a friend of mine from industry said those data sets are essentially a fiction.  What I should have specified in my question is that I would be interested in aggregations around energy or metals, for example, rather than dealing with specific commodities.  
> **username_1**: Not sure how you would aggregate commodities in any meaningful way. Delivery will be different. Location plays a huge role, especially for energy. Probably best to ask your advisor. This isn't really an economics question either. I don't think Bloomberg and LSEG will be very good for energy to be honest, although for something like aggregated data it's probably fine.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2024-01-26. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

Commodity prices are available in Refinitiv (at least Datastream-Refinitiv) and Bloomberg has good data !


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