Energy and raw materials costs
This page shows the trend analysis of the main energetic and raw materials costs used in the agri-food sector.
The opening dashboard offers a summary of the prices of the inputs analyzed, compared with the previous month and the same month of previous year.
For each input, a dedicated section reports the price trend on a monthly, daily and yearly basis, as well as a percentiles visualisation to compare the current price level with the recent history. You can also see the changes in current prices compared to those of one, six and twelve months ago.
Considered inputs:
Electricity price
The colored bands represent the following pecentiles: 25°, 50°, 75° and historical highs.
Monthly data | Average price €/MWh |
Change on prev month |
Change on 6 months ago |
Change on prev year |
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Sep 23 (P) | 98.6 | +5.6% | -7.0% | -70.9% |
Aug 23 | 93.4 | +8.2% | -30.8% | -78.1% |
Jul 23 | 86.3 | -5.6% | -32.2% | -72.1% |
Jun 23 | 91.5 | +11.8% | -62.6% | -57.8% |
Source: ENTSOE - Processed by: CLAL |
Yearly data | Average price €/MWh |
Change on prev year |
Average price previous year €/MWh |
|
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2023 01 Jan - 24 Sep | 101.8 | -57.4% | 239.0 | |
2022 Complete | 239.0 | +130.6% | 103.6 | |
2021 Complete | 103.6 | +205.1% | 34.0 | |
Source: ENTSOE - Processed by: CLAL |
The prices refer to the 'Day ahead' energy market in which market participants commit to buy or sell wholesale electricity one day before the operating day. (P): Provisional. In statistics, a percentile is a score below which a given percentage of scores in its frequency distribution falls.
Data used in the percentile calculation start from 2018.
Natural Gas price
The colored bands represent the following pecentiles: 25°, 50°, 75° and historical highs.
Monthly data | Average price €/MWh |
Change on prev month |
Change on 6 months ago |
Change on prev year |
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Sep 23 (P) | 35.5 | -9.0% | -26.4% | -80.0% |
Aug 23 | 39.0 | +8.9% | -32.0% | -80.1% |
Jul 23 | 35.8 | -8.2% | -48.5% | -70.1% |
Jun 23 | 39.0 | -2.3% | -67.1% | -51.3% |
Source: ICE - Processed by: CLAL |
Yearly data | Average price €/MWh |
Change on prev year |
Average price previous year €/MWh |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 01 Jan - 22 Sep | 46.2 | -56.2% | 105.5 | |
2022 Complete | 105.5 | +394.1% | 21.3 | |
2021 Complete | 21.3 | +49.2% | 14.3 | |
Source: ICE - Processed by: CLAL |
Prices refer to the futures contracts trends for natural gas at the virtual trading point of the Title Transfer Facility (TTF), managed by Gasunie Transport Services (GTS), the operator of the transport system in the Netherlands. Future contract: Next month. (P): Provisional. In statistics, a percentile is a score below which a given percentage of scores in its frequency distribution falls.
Data used in the percentile calculation start from 2020.
Oil price
The colored bands represent the following pecentiles: 25°, 50°, 75° and historical highs.
Monthly data | Average price $/BBL |
Change on prev month |
Change on 6 months ago |
Change on prev year |
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Sep 23 (P) | 92.6 | +7.5% | +18.1% | +3.2% |
Aug 23 | 86.1 | +7.5% | +4.3% | -14.2% |
Jul 23 | 80.1 | +7.0% | -2.9% | -28.4% |
Jun 23 | 74.8 | -0.8% | -7.6% | -39.0% |
Source: EIA - Processed by: CLAL |
Yearly data | Average price $/BBL |
Change on prev year |
Average price previous year $/BBL |
|
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2023 01 Jan - 18 Sep | 81.4 | -19.4% | 100.9 | |
2022 Complete | 100.9 | +42.4% | 70.8 | |
2021 Complete | 70.8 | +68.8% | 42.0 | |
Source: EIA - Processed by: CLAL |
Brent is the name given to a relatively light crude oil made from a blend of crudes from 19 oil fields in the North Sea. Brent Crude is one of the three main benchmarks for crude oil prices per barrel. (P): Provisional. In statistics, a percentile is a score below which a given percentage of scores in its frequency distribution falls.
Data used in the percentile calculation start from 2010.
Lumber price
The colored bands represent the following pecentiles: 25°, 50°, 75° and historical highs.
Monthly data | Average price $/BF |
Change on prev month |
Change on 6 months ago |
Change on prev year |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 23 (P) | 347 | -10.1% | -21.2% | -58.9% |
Apr 23 | 386 | -0.5% | -20.1% | -59.8% |
Mar 23 | 388 | -8.9% | -19.4% | -68.6% |
Feb 23 | 426 | +2.9% | -20.7% | -64.6% |
Source: CME - Processed by: CLAL |
Yearly data | Average price $/BF |
Change on prev year |
Average price previous year $/BF |
|
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2023 01 Jan - 15 May | 396 | -46.6% | 741 | |
2022 Complete | 741 | -15.9% | 881 | |
2021 Complete | 881 | +70.3% | 518 | |
Source: CME - Processed by: CLAL |
Lumber (random length) price refers to futures contracts traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. (P): Provisional. In statistics, a percentile is a score below which a given percentage of scores in its frequency distribution falls.
Data used in the percentile calculation start from 2016.
Aluminium price
The colored bands represent the following pecentiles: 25°, 50°, 75° and historical highs.
Monthly data | Average price RMB/Ton |
Change on prev month |
Change on 6 months ago |
Change on prev year |
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Sep 23 (P) | 19520 | +4.6% | +5.9% | +5.2% |
Aug 23 | 18655 | +1.5% | +0.6% | +0.5% |
Jul 23 | 18372 | -1.2% | +0.5% | +0.9% |
Jun 23 | 18603 | +1.7% | -2.2% | -7.2% |
Source: Sunsirs - Processed by: CLAL |
Yearly data | Average price RMB/Ton |
Change on prev year |
Average price previous year RMB/Ton |
|
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2023 01 Jan - 23 Sep | 18,609 | -6.9% | 19,980 | |
2022 Complete | 19,980 | +5.6% | 18,925 | |
2021 Complete | 18,925 | +33.3% | 14,193 | |
Source: Sunsirs - Processed by: CLAL |
Aluminium spot prices (remelting ingots grade A199.70) on the Chinese market. (P): Provisional. In statistics, a percentile is a score below which a given percentage of scores in its frequency distribution falls.
Data used in the percentile calculation start from 2016.
Plastic price (Polyethylene terephthalate)
The colored bands represent the following pecentiles: 25°, 50°, 75° and historical highs.
Monthly data | Average price RMB/Ton |
Change on prev month |
Change on 6 months ago |
Change on prev year |
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Sep 23 (P) | 7294 | -0.5% | -3.5% | -15.4% |
Aug 23 | 7334 | +1.3% | -2.3% | -18.4% |
Jul 23 | 7236 | -0.6% | +0.6% | -19.8% |
Jun 23 | 7277 | -3.4% | +1.7% | -23.0% |
Source: Sunsirs - Processed by: CLAL |
Yearly data | Average price RMB/Ton |
Change on prev year |
Average price previous year RMB/Ton |
|
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2023 01 Jan - 23 Sep | 7,378 | -12.0% | 8,386 | |
2022 Complete | 8,386 | +18.1% | 7,099 | |
2021 Complete | 7,099 | +26.5% | 5,612 | |
Source: Sunsirs - Processed by: CLAL |
PET Plastic (Polyethylene terephthalate) spot prices on the Chinese market. (P): Provisional. In statistics, a percentile is a score below which a given percentage of scores in its frequency distribution falls.
Data used in the percentile calculation start from 2016.
Glass price
The colored bands represent the following pecentiles: 25°, 50°, 75° and historical highs.
Monthly data | Average price RMB/m² |
Change on prev month |
Change on 6 months ago |
Change on prev year |
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Sep 23 (P) | 23.56 | +2.1% | +25.2% | +19.7% |
Aug 23 | 23.07 | +7.9% | +20.5% | +16.4% |
Jul 23 | 21.38 | -2.4% | +11.7% | +6.2% |
Jun 23 | 21.90 | -9.8% | +20.3% | +0.7% |
Source: Sunsirs - Processed by: CLAL |
Yearly data | Average price RMB/m² |
Change on prev year |
Average price previous year RMB/m² |
|
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2023 01 Jan - 23 Sep | 21.97 | +0.0% | 21.97 | |
2022 Complete | 21.97 | -29.3% | 31.08 | |
2021 Complete | 31.08 | +47.4% | 21.09 | |
Source: Sunsirs - Processed by: CLAL |
Glass spot prices on the Chinese market. (P): Provisional. In statistics, a percentile is a score below which a given percentage of scores in its frequency distribution falls.
Data used in the percentile calculation start from 2016.
Other raw materials costs
Raw materials and by-products | Monthly data | Change % on Prev. Month. |
Change % Year-Over-Year. |
Latest data Last record |
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Aluminium | 2 136,57 $/Ton | -1,1% | -12,1% | August 2023 |
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Iron | 110,20 $/Ton | -3,7% | +1,2% | August 2023 |
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Copper | 8 349,13 $/Ton | -1,5% | +4,6% | August 2023 |
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Metals and Brass | 99,64 index | -1,9% | -4,0% | August 2023 |
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Plastic* | 109,89 index | -8,1% | -37,5% | June 2023 |
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Paper/Cardboard* | 139,14 index | -0,2% | -8,4% | August 2023 |
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Cotton | 2,11 $/Kg | +3,0% | -22,9% | August 2023 |
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Glass* | 174,34 index | 0,0% | - | June 2023 |
Source: - Paper/Cardboard, Plastic and Glass: CCIAA Milan - Aluminium, Cotton, Iron, Metals and Brass: World Bank * Paper/Cardboard, Plastic and Glass: Index Computed with respect to values in 2014; * Metals: Index computed with respect to values in 2010 To see the full list of the products quoted in the Milan Chamber of Commerce Click Here |