Commodity Research Bureau


Commodity Research Bureau

Produces a popular price index of 17 commodities which is often used to track inflationary trends in the economy.

Commodity Research Bureau

An organization that produces an index that tracks the price movements of 17 commodities. The CRB index does not follow any one commodity sector, but rather the general direction of commodities overall. The CRB index is watched by both commodity and bond investors because the prices of commodities and bonds tend to move in opposite directions due to inflation.