The phrase "average commodity" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a product or item that is typical or standard within a particular category, often implying that it lacks unique features or qualities.
Example: "In today's market, the average commodity often struggles to stand out among more innovative products."
Alternatives: "standard product" or "typical item".
The fact is that from 1975 to 2005, the average commodity did not keep up with inflation, much less with the stock market.
BLOOMBERG NEWS Commodities Funds Log a Rough Year | The average commodity hedge fund declined 1.7 percent last year, for the worst year in more than a decade, according to an index compiled by Newedge, The Financial Times reports.
JAMES HAMILTON notes that commodity prices have been moving in lockstep for most of this year, and they've been rising the average commodity rose in price by about 37% from the beginning of the year.
Daniel Rice, the fund's longtime manager, said that after the steep sell-off in energy stocks in the fourth quarter, they were trading as if the average commodity prices over the next three to five years would be roughly what they are today.
Three key variables, however, make this one of the worst economic losses seen in the region: Exceptionally high bulk prices, average commodity prices and above average fruitfulness will increase the total farm gate economic loss in the region to $28 million dollars.
BHP's results out today say the company benefited to the tune of £3.9bn because of higher average commodity prices.
On average, commodities have lost about a quarter of their value since last fall, but some, notably oil, have gone down much more rapidly.
It is also likely that the value of SPECTRUM commodities is not the average of the commodities that are transported by regular rail, since in that case it is likely that these commodities would not change service.
It should follow gold or a broad-based commodity average and let all interest rates float.
The distance average of the commodity sectors is 1.12, which is lower than that of the service sectors, 1.77, as expected.
The FAO real food price index consists of the average of 5 commodity group (meat, dairy, cereals, oil, sugar) price indices weighted with the average export shares of each of the groups for 2002-2004.
