The Commodity Research Bureau's all commodities price index fell 2.9 percent month over month in October 2014. Contributing to the reduction was a decrease in raw industrial materials (such as copper, cotton, and rubber) and foodstuffs (such as sugar, corn, and butter). Since January 2014, the all commodities price index is up 1.9 percent, with foodstuffs rising 11.4 percent and raw industrial materials decreasing 4.2 percent. The all commodities index continues to be well below its April 2011 peak level of 575.7.
