One commodity in detail
All 42 at a glance
Line: the wave from the first year of data to 2025, on the same scale for every commodity (−60% to +80%; vertical lines at 1900, 1950 and 2000). Number: how far above or below the trend it is now. Wave size: its typical swing. Tap a card to see it in the chart above.
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The numbers
| Commodity | Group | Data from | Wave size | Now vs trend (2025) | Change over 5 years (points) | Trend, per year | Peaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum | Energy | 1860 | 33% | -7% | -2 | +0.06% | 1860, 1918, 1955, 1981, 2010 |
| Natural gas | Energy | 1900 | 27% | -16% | +16 | +0.31% | 1934, 1958, 1982, 2006 |
| Coal | Energy | 1850 | 22% | +12% | -10 | +0.37% | 1858, 1918, 1948, 1981, 2016 |
| Tin | Metals | 1850 | 32% | +19% | -6 | +0.36% | 1856, 1911, 1979, 2015 |
| Copper | Metals | 1850 | 25% | +5% | -13 | -0.31% | 1854, 1908, 1968, 2014 |
| Lead | Metals | 1850 | 24% | -1% | -33 | -0.52% | 1854, 1879, 1904, 1951, 1976, 2014 |
| Chromium | Metals | 1900 | 19% | +1% | -10 | +0.51% | 1910, 1940, 1981, 2013 |
| Nickel | Metals | 1850 | 19% | -4% | -9 | -1.30% | 1850, 1876, 1910, 1936, 1977, 2011 |
| Zinc | Metals | 1850 | 17% | +3% | -13 | -0.14% | 1860, 1913, 1947, 1977, 2016 |
| Manganese | Metals | 1900 | 16% | -6% | -2 | +0.31% | 1910, 1955, 1983, 2010 |
| Steel | Metals | 1850 | 14% | +7% | -4 | +0.36% | 1850, 1901, 1939, 1982, 2012 |
| Aluminum | Metals | 1900 | 12% | +7% | +6 | -2.08% | 1910, 1935, 1980, 2008, 2025 |
| Sulfur | Minerals | 1870 | 37% | +20% | +15 | -1.07% | 1870, 1912, 1935, 1985, 2025 |
| Phosphate | Minerals | 1880 | 22% | +9% | -12 | -0.65% | 1887, 1910, 1936, 1954, 1978, 2013 |
| Potash | Minerals | 1900 | 22% | 0% | -16 | -1.50% | 1916, 1938, 1980, 2014 |
| Iron ore | Minerals | 1900 | 19% | +2% | -9 | -0.09% | 1914, 1936, 1960, 1981, 2012 |
| Bauxite | Minerals | 1900 | 19% | +12% | +10 | -1.06% | 1911, 1938, 1981, 2025 |
| Gold | Precious Metals | 1850 | 32% | +10% | +6 | +0.65% | 1852, 1907, 1939, 1983, 2025 |
| Silver | Precious Metals | 1850 | 28% | +12% | +4 | -0.34% | 1854, 1915, 1980, 2012 |
| Platinum | Precious Metals | 1900 | 27% | -19% | -4 | +0.22% | 1920, 1982, 2010 |
| Rye | Grains | 1850 | 24% | -1% | -32 | -1.02% | 1853, 1882, 1913, 1949, 1975, 2015 |
| Rice | Grains | 1850 | 19% | +4% | -22 | -1.12% | 1854, 1881, 1906, 1949, 1974, 2016 |
| Barley | Grains | 1850 | 19% | -7% | -14 | -0.74% | 1855, 1880, 1913, 1947, 1976, 2012 |
| Corn | Grains | 1850 | 18% | +2% | -18 | -0.72% | 1853, 1913, 1949, 1976, 2015 |
| Wheat | Grains | 1850 | 16% | +3% | -18 | -0.90% | 1857, 1878, 1915, 1950, 1978, 2015 |
| Rubber | Softs | 1890 | 32% | -5% | -13 | -2.63% | 1911, 1953, 1982, 2011 |
| Cocoa | Softs | 1850 | 30% | +21% | +24 | -0.48% | 1859, 1908, 1952, 1979, 2009, 2025 |
| Sugar | Softs | 1850 | 25% | +7% | -21 | -1.49% | 1854, 1879, 1917, 1949, 1976, 2017 |
| Soybeans | Softs | 1900 | 22% | +7% | -20 | -1.64% | 1917, 1949, 1975, 2016 |
| Cotton | Softs | 1850 | 22% | +6% | -14 | -1.04% | 1864, 1914, 1950, 1976, 2017 |
| Cottonseed | Softs | 1874 | 22% | +4% | -19 | -0.79% | 1874, 1915, 1947, 1973, 2016 |
| Coffee | Softs | 1850 | 22% | +12% | +7 | -0.34% | 1850, 1890, 1927, 1954, 1980, 2025 |
| Peanuts | Softs | 1870 | 21% | +8% | -20 | -1.40% | 1913, 1949, 1972, 2016 |
| Palm oil | Softs | 1850 | 20% | +8% | -7 | -0.87% | 1855, 1879, 1914, 1947, 1977, 2016 |
| Wool | Softs | 1850 | 17% | 0% | -26 | -1.10% | 1856, 1879, 1918, 1948, 1978, 2014 |
| Saw logs | Softs | 1850 | 16% | -15% | -24 | +0.59% | 1854, 1884, 1912, 1951, 1989, 2015 |
| Tea | Softs | 1850 | 11% | +5% | -13 | -1.20% | 1854, 1899, 1957, 1983, 2015 |
| Tobacco | Softs | 1850 | 10% | +2% | +2 | -0.42% | 1854, 1892, 1919, 1957, 1986, 2025 |
| Lamb | Animal products | 1850 | 29% | -5% | +15 | +0.50% | 1854, 1879, 1895, 1916, 1939, 1982, 2004 |
| Beef | Animal products | 1850 | 25% | +17% | +2 | +0.54% | 1854, 1879, 1916, 1940, 1968, 2025 |
| Pork | Animal products | 1850 | 21% | +7% | +4 | -0.95% | 1858, 1915, 1940, 1980, 2025 |
| Hides | Animal products | 1850 | 19% | -25% | -33 | -1.00% | 1856, 1880, 1913, 1946, 1991, 2015 |
Real prices from Jacks (deflated by US CPI). The end of each line is provisional (see the Now page).
Updated 29 Sep 2026 02:33 JST · annual data to 2025 · monthly prices to Aug 2026