August 2026
Released on August 5, 2026.
July 2026 data are now available. Available forecasts through January 2027.
Intratec Primary Commodity Prices
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Import price assessments for India were revised. Values for Urea, import contract price, cfr, India (15542-1-5), Diammonium Phosphate, import spot price, cfr, India (51204-1-5), Sulfur, import spot price, cfr, India (181391-1-5), Phosphoric Acid (fertilizer), import contract price, cfr, India, price per mt P2O5 (881210-1-5) and Ethylene Glycol, import contract price, cfr, India (5524104-1-13) were revised for recent months, following an update to their calculation inputs.
Intratec Energy Prices & Markets
MINOR IMPROVEMENT
Australia's wholesale natural gas spot price now uses an updated statistical forecast model. Forecast values for Natural Gas, wholesale spot price, exw, Victoria (782712-8-4) were revised accordingly.
Intratec Industry Economics & Competitiveness
MINOR IMPROVEMENT Polymer industry scores were revised for European countries. The polystyrene price reference behind Europe's polymer feedstock-to-product margin components was updated, and those components — together with the industry and country scores that draw on them — were revised across their histories.
FIX Historical values were revised across country and industry components. Feedstock-to-product margin components for alcohols and organic acids and for inorganic chemicals, together with logistics, industrial-production and capital-formation components, were revised back to 2015 following updates to their calculation inputs. Country and country-industry scores were revised accordingly.
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South Korean chemical-plant labor compensation was revised. Values for Labor Compensation: Chemical Plant Operators, South Korea (232430-9-5) and Labor Compensation: Chemical Plant Supervisors, South Korea (814196-9-5) now follow a seasonally adjusted path for recent months, removing an overstated year-on-year movement.
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A calculation gap was resolved for two import-duty assessments. Import Duty, United Kingdom, machinery, from Rest of World (1947336-9-2) and Import Duty, Thailand, machinery, from Rest of World (8247328-9-4) now report a value for every month in their respective histories.
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