Trading Economics

Economic indicators, commodity prices and country comparisons

Trading Economics provides economic indicators, market data and country statistics, including country overviews, latest reported country comparisons and current commodity prices reflecting reported trading days.

Get commodity prices

Get current commodity prices and price movements, in the same group order as the Trading Economics commodities page. Includes the Electricity section when requesting all; dates reflect the page’s reported trading day.

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CommodityOptional

Commodity name or group to return, for example "copper", "crude oil", "wheat", or "metals". Leave blank for all groups.

1 credit per run

Example results

Commodities: Commodities
Unit Group Price Page URL Commodity Price Date Daily Change Daily (%) Weekly (%) Yearly (%) Monthly (%) Year to Date (%)
USD per pound
Metals
6.5608
tradingeconomics.com
Copper
2026-09-29
-0.0087
-0.13
-2.9396
35.8935
-0.4959
15.4664

Commodities
Unit	Group	Price	Page URL	Commodity	Price Date	Daily Change	Daily (%)	Weekly (%)	Yearly (%)	Monthly (%)	Year to Date (%)
USD per pound	Metals	6.5608	tradingeconomics.com	Copper	2026-09-29	-0.0087	-0.13	-2.9396	35.8935	-0.4959	15.4664

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About Trading Economics

Trading Economics, also known as TE, returns seven selected indicators for a country overview when given a country name.

List countries by indicator compares the latest reported value across a region; provide an indicator and optionally a region or maximum results.

Get commodity prices returns prices and price movements for a named commodity or group, or all groups when no commodity is supplied.

Built by Fous from tradingeconomics.com and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with Trading Economics.

Actions

Get commodity prices

1 credit per run

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Commodity`commodity`	Text	Optional	Commodity name or group to return, for example "copper", "crude oil", "wheat", or "metals". Leave blank for all groups.Example: Copper

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Commodities`commodities`	List
Unit`commodities[].unit`	Text	Example: USD per pound
Group`commodities[].group`	Text	Example: Metals
Price`commodities[].price`	Number	Example: 6.5608
Page URL`commodities[].page_url`	Link	Example: https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/copper
Commodity`commodities[].commodity`	Text	Example: Copper
Price Date`commodities[].price_date`	Date	Example: 2026-09-29
Daily Change`commodities[].daily_change`	Number	Example: -0.0087
Daily (%)`commodities[].daily_percent`	Number	Example: -0.13
Weekly (%)`commodities[].weekly_percent`	Number	Example: -2.9396
Yearly (%)`commodities[].yearly_percent`	Number	Example: 35.8935
Monthly (%)`commodities[].monthly_percent`	Number	Example: -0.4959
Year to Date (%)`commodities[].year_to_date_percent`	Number	Example: 15.4664

Example result

For Commodity: Copper

JSON

{
  "commodities": [
    {
      "unit": "USD per pound",
      "group": "Metals",
      "price": 6.5608,
      "page_url": "https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/copper",
      "commodity": "Copper",
      "price_date": "2026-09-29",
      "daily_change": -0.0087,
      "daily_percent": -0.13,
      "weekly_percent": -2.9396,
      "yearly_percent": 35.8935,
      "monthly_percent": -0.4959,
      "year_to_date_percent": 15.4664
    }
  ]
}

Get country overview

1 credit per run

Get seven key economic indicators for a country from its public Trading Economics overview. Indicators absent from the overview have null values; the US dollar index is not reported as a USD exchange rate.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Country`country`	Text	Required	Country name, for example Brazil.Example: Brazil

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Country`country`	Text	Country name used on Trading Economics.Example: Brazil
Page URL`page_url`	Text	Country overview page.Example: https://tradingeconomics.com/brazil/indicators
Indicators`indicators`	List	Seven selected indicators from the country overview.
Unit`indicators[].unit`	Text	Example: Percent
Page URL`indicators[].page_url`	Text	Example: https://tradingeconomics.com/brazil/gdp-growth
Latest Value`indicators[].latest_value`	Number	Example: 0.5
Indicator Name`indicators[].indicator_name`	Text	Example: GDP Growth Rate
Previous Value`indicators[].previous_value`	Number	Example: 1.1
Reference Period`indicators[].reference_period`	Text	Example: Jun/26

Example result

For Country: Brazil

JSON

{
  "country": "Brazil",
  "page_url": "https://tradingeconomics.com/brazil/indicators",
  "indicators": [
    {
      "unit": "percent",
      "page_url": "https://tradingeconomics.com/brazil/gdp-growth",
      "latest_value": 0.5,
      "indicator_name": "GDP Growth Rate",
      "previous_value": 1.1,
      "reference_period": "Jun/26"
    },
    {
      "unit": "percent",
      "page_url": "https://tradingeconomics.com/brazil/inflation-cpi",
      "latest_value": 4.22,
      "indicator_name": "Inflation Rate",
      "previous_value": 4.44,
      "reference_period": "Aug/26"
    },
    {
      "unit": "percent",
      "page_url": "https://tradingeconomics.com/brazil/interest-rate",
      "latest_value": 13.75,
      "indicator_name": "Interest Rate",
      "previous_value": 14,
      "reference_period": "Sep/26"
    }
  ]
}

List countries by indicator

1 credit per run

Compare the latest reported value of an economic indicator across countries, highest first. World includes all listed countries; Australia uses the Oceania region. Values and available countries depend on Trading Economics.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Region`region`	Text	Optional	Region to compare, for example europe. Default: world.Example: Europe
Indicator`indicator`	Text	Required	Economic indicator in words, for example inflation rate or GDP growth rate.Example: unemployment rate
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum number of countries to return, for example 50.Example: 8

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Countries`countries`	List
Unit`countries[].unit`	Text	Example: %
Country`countries[].country`	Text	Example: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Page Link`countries[].page_link`	Text	Example: https://tradingeconomics.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina/unemployment-rate
Latest Value`countries[].latest_value`	Number	Example: 11.4
Previous Value`countries[].previous_value`	Number	Example: 11.1
Reference Period`countries[].reference_period`	Text	Example: Mar 2026
Indicator Name`indicator_name`	Text	Name of the indicator shown by Trading Economics.Example: Unemployment Rate

Example result

For Region: Europe, Indicator: unemployment rate, Max Results: 8

JSON

{
  "countries": [
    {
      "unit": "%",
      "country": "Bosnia and Herzegovina",
      "page_link": "https://tradingeconomics.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina/unemployment-rate",
      "latest_value": 11.4,
      "previous_value": 11.1,
      "reference_period": "Mar 2026"
    },
    {
      "unit": "%",
      "country": "Macedonia",
      "page_link": "https://tradingeconomics.com/macedonia/unemployment-rate",
      "latest_value": 11.3,
      "previous_value": 11.3,
      "reference_period": "Jun 2026"
    },
    {
      "unit": "%",
      "country": "Kosovo",
      "page_link": "https://tradingeconomics.com/kosovo/unemployment-rate",
      "latest_value": 10.8,
      "previous_value": 10.9,
      "reference_period": "Dec 2024"
    }
  ],
  "indicator_name": "Unemployment Rate"
}

For developers

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

cURL

# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@trading-economics",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_commodity_prices",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {},
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Review key indicators for a country
Compare an economic indicator across countries
Track commodity prices and daily movements
Analyze commodity price changes over time

Questions

Is Fous affiliated with Trading Economics?

No. Fous is not affiliated with Trading Economics. This workflow reads the public tradingeconomics.com website and returns its data.

How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Trading Economics account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from tradingeconomics.com when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.