Historical Commodity & Economic Data Warehouse

Aggregating, normalizing, and preserving long-run data on commodities, trade, finance, and global development with complete source provenance.

100+
Commodities Tracked

Based on the 2014 CRB Commodity Yearbook coverage

50+
Data Sources

From international organizations and historical archives

100%
Source Provenance

Every observation traceable to its original dataset

Historical Vintages

Preserved rather than overwritten by revisions

Features

Comprehensive Historical Data Solution

Our platform combines modern data access with historical preservation for rigorous economic research.

Aggregated Data

Combines modern public APIs with historical yearbooks and archived publications into a unified interface.

Normalized Metrics

Standardized units and classifications while retaining original values for cross-source comparison.

Historical Vintages

Preserves original publication versions rather than overwriting with newer revisions.

Complete Provenance

Every observation traceable to its original dataset, publication, table, or page.

Classification Links

Connections among CPC, HS, SITC, ISIC, and Prodcom classification systems.

Source Documentation

Retains original units, classifications, revisions, footnotes, and source metadata.

Coverage

Comprehensive Historical Data Categories

Our warehouse spans multiple dimensions of economic history with deep time-series.

Commodities & Industrial Production

Prices, production, consumption, inventories, imports, exports, futures markets, and industrial output for 100+ domestic and international commodities.

  • CRB Commodity Yearbooks
  • UN Industrial Commodity Statistics
  • World Bank Pink Sheet
  • FAOSTAT & USGS data

Macroeconomic & Financial

Exchange rates, reserves, monetary statistics, interest rates, prices, production, international transactions, government finance, and national accounts.

  • IMF International Financial Statistics
  • FRED & ALFRED
  • World Development Indicators
  • BIS & OECD data

Trade & Tariffs

Bilateral trade flows, tariff schedules, trade agreements, and customs data with historical classifications and nomenclatures.

  • UN Comtrade & TRAINS
  • WTO IDB & CTS
  • ITC Market Access Map
  • CEPII TRADHIST

Transportation & Logistics

Maritime trade statistics, port performance metrics, customs district data, and historical transportation cost indicators.

  • UNCTAD maritime datasets
  • World Bank Port Index
  • Logistics Performance Index
  • US Census vessel data

Country Profiles & Context

Historical national statistics, development indicators, demographic trends, and geopolitical context from archival sources.

  • CIA World Factbook archives
  • Historical statistical yearbooks
  • World Bank country data
  • Demographic & geographic datasets

US Economic & Business Data

Comprehensive US economic indicators, trade statistics, business surveys, and industrial data with historical coverage.

  • US Census trade data
  • Economic indicators
  • Economic Census
  • Industry-specific datasets

Current and Planned Data Sources

Comprehensive Data Integration

Aggregating data from the world's most authoritative economic sources.

Commodity Prices & Industrial Production

  • Commodity Research Bureau (CRB) Yearbooks
  • UN Industrial Commodity Statistics
  • World Bank Commodity Price Data
  • FAOSTAT & USGS Statistics

Macroeconomic & Financial Statistics

  • IMF International Financial Statistics
  • FRED & ALFRED (Federal Reserve)
  • World Development Indicators
  • BIS & OECD Data Explorer

International Trade & Tariffs

  • UN Comtrade & TRAINS
  • WTO Integrated Database
  • ITC Market Access Map
  • CEPII TRADHIST Database

Maritime & Transportation

  • UNCTAD Maritime Datasets
  • World Bank Port Index
  • Logistics Performance Index
  • US Census Port Statistics

US Economic & Trade Data

  • US Census Trade Data
  • US Economic Indicators
  • US Economic Census
  • Demographic & Business Datasets

Contextual & Archival Sources

  • CIA World Factbook Archives
  • Historical Statistical Yearbooks
  • Customs Tariff Books
  • GATT Schedules

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