The US Geological Survey contains information gathered by the Mineral Information Team, a group that "canvasses the nonfuel mining and minerals processing industry in the US for data on mineral production, consumption, stocks and shipments." (Quote from the USGS website.)
Data Supplied:
| USGS.PRIMARY.METALS.LEADNDX | MII Primary Metals Leading Index |
| USGS.PRIMARY.METALS.COINNDX | MII Primary Metals Coincident Index |
| USGS.COPPER.LEADNDX | MII Copper Leading Index |
| USGS.COPPER.COINNDX | MII Copper Coincident Index |
| USGS.STEEL.LEADNDX | MII Steel Leading Index |
| USGS.STEEL.COINNDX | MII Steel Coincident Index |
| USGS.METAL.PRICES.LEADNDX | MII Leading Index Metal Prices |
| USGS.METAL.PRICES.NDXGRTHRATE | MII Nonferrous Metals Price Index Growth Rate |
| USGS.METAL.PRODUCTS.INV | MII Us Nonferrous Metal Products Inventories |
| USGS.METAL.PRODUCTS.INVGRTHRATE | MII Us Nonferrous Metals Products Inventories Growth Rate |
| Note: There is one column (implicit) associated with each data symbol. |
For more dataset information, contact:
Gail James
Phone: +1 (703) 648-4915
Fax: +1 (703) 648-4995
Email: gjames@usgs.gov
Ken Beckman
Phone: +1 (703) 648-4916
Fax: +1 (703) 648-4995
Email: kbeckman@usgs.gov
Website: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mii/
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