Iron ore
The spot price of iron ore delivered to China per dry metric tonne unit.
Monthly average, delayed Observed 2026-10 · retrieved 2026-11-05 · Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (Pink Sheet) · Not a live quote.
Iron ore over time
Monthly observations. Use the period buttons to change the range; the table beneath the chart lists the values.
Iron ore
US$ per dmtu. US dollars; monthly average.
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Latest values: Iron ore 90.8 (2026-10).
Quotation convention. US dollars; monthly average.
What this indicator is and why it is watched
What it measures
The spot price of iron ore delivered to China per dry metric tonne unit.
Why it is watched
Canada exports iron ore, mostly from Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador.
How it connects to the wider economy
Context, not a claim of cause.
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How the data are produced
- Publisher
- World Bank Commodity Price Data (Pink Sheet)
- Dataset
- Pink Sheet (monthly prices)
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Unit
- US$ per dmtu
- Observations
- 442 (long history)
- Retrieved
- 2026-11-05
- Series id
gl13_iron_ore_cfr_spot
Monthly average prices from the World Bank Commodity Price Data (Pink Sheet). They are monthly averages, not live or daily quotes, and are in US dollars.
Source: World Bank, Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), Iron ore, cfr spot, updated November 03, 2026. CC BY (version per the Bank licence page); no changes to values.
Licence conditions: see source terms: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses; attribution required.
Missing observations are left missing and are never interpolated. Statistical agencies can revise published values; the observation date and retrieval date above identify the version shown. Methodology and sources.
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