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Commodities Data | Reference

Commodities Reference Data

Gas reference dataset with PermID-linked reuse information for classifying and connecting gas data assets.

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Key facts for Commodities Reference Data

Coverage metric

Geography:
North America, Asia / Pacific, EMEA, Latin America and the Caribbean
History:
From 1950
Coverage count:
Asset Classes - 35000000 Commodity prices
Asset Class
Commodity Spots, Commodity Fair Values, Commodity Derivatives, Commodity Forwards, Commodities

Delivery metadata

Data Frequency
Continuous
Language
English
Delivery methods:
Excel, Deployed/Onsite Servers, API, Web Service, SFTP, Cloud, Desktop, FTP, Bulk, Website, Digital Files
Data formats:
CSV, GZIP, JSON, Delimited, Text, Metafile Picture, Bitmap, PCAP, Zip Archive, PDF, XML, Python, MPEG, HTML, User Interface
Minimum service frequency
Continuous

Overview of Commodities Reference Data

MULTI-SECTOR REFERENCE DATA

Structured coverage across nine commodity

Includes weather, shipping, power, oil, metals, gas and coal markets

Adds carbon and agriculture datasets for wider market context

Captures reference data to support consistent analysis

STRENGTHEN LONG-TERM MARKET ANALYSIS

Support informed benchmarking and valuation

Assess market movements and valuation trends across commodity sectors

Benchmark performance using reference records

Understand relationships between markets over time

REFERENCE MARKET COVERAGE

Commodities reference across sectors

weather, shipping, power, oil and metals

Covers gas, coal, carbon and agriculture market segments

Supports cross-commodity analysis using commodities reference data

Description of the dataset

Offers foundational reference data across global commodity markets, supporting consistent identification, classification, and interpretation of instruments, contracts, locations, and market conventions. The dataset captures the static and descriptive attributes needed to standardise commodity market content across workflows, improving data alignment for analysis, pricing, risk, and operational processes. The dataset brings together information covering Gas, Oil, Coal, Carbon, Power, Weather, Shipping, Metals, and Agriculture.

Accessing the dataset

This dataset can be used by the following products. Talk to us to learn more about different packages and offerings.

LDMS - LSEG Data Management Solution
Cloud-hosted data management and repository platform for commodities content. Supports loading and consolidation of LSEG, third-party, and proprietary data and delivers near-streaming and non-streaming datasets such as pricing, reference data, and fundamentals via a unified interface for integration and analysis.
  • Data formats:
    • XML, JSON, Text, Python, HTML
  • Delivery methods:
    • Excel, Web Service, API, Cloud, Desktop
  • Minimum service frequency:
    • Two times a day
  • Service Frequency Description:
    • Twice daily

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