What is the current BDI?

What is the current BDI?

What is the Baltic Dry shipping index?

The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) is an index of average prices paid for the transport of dry bulk materials across more than 20 routes. The BDI is often viewed as a leading indicator of economic activity because changes in the index reflect supply and demand for important materials used in manufacturing.

What is the Supramax index?

Baltic Supramax index

Where can I find Baltic Dry Index?

The index can be accessed on a subscription basis directly from the Baltic Exchange as well as from some financial information and news services such as Bloomberg and Reuters.

What is the difference between BDI and BDI-II?

The original BDI was based on clinical observations and patient description; the BDI-II contains items that reflect the cognitive, affective, somatic, and vegetative symptoms of depression (1, 2).

How is BDI score calculated?

The BDI-II is scored by summing the ratings for the 21 items. Each item is rated on a 4-point scale ranging from 0 to 3. The maximum total score is 63. Special attention must be paid to the correct scoring of the Changes in Sleeping Pattern (Item 16) and Changes in Appetite (Item 18) items.