Crb Index

Crb Index (The Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index)is an indicator of the commodity market, which is calculated according to quotations 19 of the goods. Index CRB index was developed to track the General price trends in the commodity market.
Crb Index was created in 1957 and has received the name from the organization CRB - Commodity Research Bureau (the Bureau of Research of the Commodity Markets). Initially, the index was calculated based on quotations 28 of goods, 26 of which were traded in the United States and Canada, and 2 of goods were traded on the over-the-counter market.
Index included:
1. len
2. barley
3. cocoa
4. coffee
5. copper
6. cotton
7. cotton oil
8. woolen wax
9. skin
10. lead
11. potatoes
12. rubber
13. 2 type of sugar
14. wool
15. zinc
16. corn
17. eggs
18. pork lard
19. oatmeal
20. bow
21. rye
22. soy
23. soybean flour
24. soybean oil
25. wheat
Since 1957, the index was reviewed 10 times, the last time in 2005.
The current composition of the Crb Index is very different from the primary:

1. aluminum
2. cocoa
3. coffee
4. copper
5. corn
6. cotton
7. oil
8. gold
9. heating oil
10. lean hogs
11. live cattle
12. natural gas
13. Nickel
14. orange juice
15. silver
16. soy
17. sugar
18. unleaded gasoline
19. wheat