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A good which is supplied without qualitative differentiation across a market.  
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Traditionally a commodity was a physical raw material that was an essential ingredient in a manufactured product.  The definition has expanded to encompass manufactured basic industrial inputs such as steel and even intangible rights such as carbon emissions created by legislation rather than by nature.
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In financial markets 'short term' usually means remaining maturities of up to and including one year.


Physical commodities have historically been categorised as:
There are some minor exceptions. For example in bond markets 'short term' can refer to original maturities of less than two years.
#'Hard' commodities which are mined or extracted, including metals and oil; or
 
#'Soft' commodities which are grown or reared, such as agricultural products and livestock.
 
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''Financial reporting''.
 
For financial reporting purposes, short term borrowings and other liabilities are ones payable within a year, or the next financial reporting period, if shorter.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Commodity risk]]
* [[Balance sheet]]
* [[Derivative products]]
* [[Bond]]
* [[Longer term]]
* [[Maturity]]
* [[Quoted rate]]
* [[Short]]
* [[Short dates]]
* [[Short-term investments]]
* [[Short-term notes payable]]
* [[Short termism]]


[[Category:Commodity_Risk]]
[[Category:Planning_and_projects]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]

Revision as of 14:01, 6 July 2022

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1.

In financial markets 'short term' usually means remaining maturities of up to and including one year.

There are some minor exceptions. For example in bond markets 'short term' can refer to original maturities of less than two years.


2.

Financial reporting.

For financial reporting purposes, short term borrowings and other liabilities are ones payable within a year, or the next financial reporting period, if shorter.


See also