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IHS develops solutions that provide the critical information and insight that our customers rely on to advance decisions across their operations.

Capabilities Overview

Commodities, Pricing & Cost

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Commodity prices and costs impact every business, regardless of industry. Whether your business activities are in mining extraction or production, discrete or process manufacturing, or consumer and retail, IHS can help you understand where your costs are going. IHS offers a comprehensive and consistent set of outlooks and events to help our clients avoid cost overruns and get the most out of price declines.

Purchasing & Cost Planning

Setting realistic cost budgets and timing purchases that leverage anticipated fluctuations in prices can result in huge savings opportunities. Leveraging our extensive data and expert forecasts and analysis, IHS helps corporate and government procurement professionals better anticipate price movements, quantify the sources of price change, understand suppliers' cost structures, negotiate long-term contracts and manage supply chains.

Our leading industry analysts monitor and forecast global prices and wages for key sectors, including: agricultural products, energy products, chemicals, steel, nonferrous metals, industrial machinery and equipment, electronic components, paper and packaging, transportation and building materials.

Capital Cost Estimation for Energy Industries

IHS Capital Cost Forums and energy market intelligence services help clients effectively monitor, forecast and manage portfolio project costs. IHS can help clients in energy production foresee upcoming impacts to their businesses, engage with other experts in their field, and plan accordingly. Through quarterly reports on suppliers, costs, and market conditions, as well as semiannual workshops, IHS provides our clients with a comprehensive view of capital costs in the energy industry.

Learn More About the IHS Commodities, Pricing & Cost Capabilities

Content and Expertise:

  • Pricing & Purchasing
    Forecasts for up to 1300 commodities and labor rates, along with analysis for over 100 industry and commodity areas from IHS Global Insight
  • Component Price Tracker
    Short-term electronic component price forecasts from IHS iSuppli help buyers of high-tech inputs understand where their costs are going
  • Capital Cost Forums for Energy
    Advisory services to monitor, forecast and manage energy and power project costs from IHS CERA
  • Market Survey System for Energy Capital Cost Planning
    Energy market intelligence including cost models, supplier assessments, and market conditions for various oil & gas platforms and inputs from ODS-Petrodata.

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