• /// Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Data is compiled from market exchanges, industry reports, customs statistics, producer disclosures, and verified market sources.

Price and cash flow/spread data are updated daily, while operating rate and inventory are updated weekly, import and export data are updated monthly, capacity and production are updated yearly.

A price index is a standardized time series used to track price movement for a product, product group, or market basket over time. It is useful for trend comparison, charting, and relative movement, but it should not be read as a guaranteed transaction price for every grade or region.

Plant operating rate is the share of available production capacity that is running during a given period. It helps users read supply conditions and capacity utilization, but it should be viewed alongside inventory, output, demand, and plant news before drawing conclusions.

Inventory data shows stock levels at plants, ports, warehouses, or selected market locations. Rising or falling inventory can help users understand short-term balance, but it is most useful when compared with operating rates, demand indicators, imports, exports, and recent market news.

Choose the products, grades, regions, and units that matter to the workflow, then add market price pages, price index series, inventory, operating rate, import and export data, and relevant reports. A useful watchlist keeps product definitions consistent and records the update frequency for each data point.