Current index weights

Updated index weights

Initial 2001/02

Effective 2008/09

Initial 2008/09

Effective Sep 2009

Rural commodities

29.1

17.1

10.3

12.5

Beef and veal

7.9

4.1

3.2

4.1

Wheat

8.3

5.3

3.2

2.9

Wool

4.1

2.0

1.1

1.6

Milk powder

-

-

0.8

1.0

Sugar

2.5

1.6

0.7

1.5

Barley

1.9

1.3

0.6

0.6

Canola

1.0

0.7

0.4

0.5

Cotton

2.8

1.5

0.3

0.4

Rice

0.5

0.7

-

-

Base metals

15.7

10.8

6.8

9.6

Aluminium

8.1

3.9

3.4

4.1

Copper

2.8

3.1

1.8

2.8

Lead

0.7

0.8

0.6

1.2

Zinc

1.5

0.9

0.6

1.0

Nickel

2.6

2.0

0.4

0.6

Other resources

55.3

72.1

82.9

77.9

Metallurgical coal

14.7

28.1

23.3

15.9

Iron ore

9.3

15.1

21.8

20.8

Thermal coal

9.7

10.7

11.4

9.8

Gold

9.4

10.0

10.8

15.1

LNG

4.8

3.9

6.5

5.1

Crude oil

-

-

5.3

7.3

Alumina

7.4

4.3

3.8

3.8