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Indices must be adapted constantly to changing conditions so they can fulfill their purpose as measuring instruments for the Grand Exchange Market Watch. Price and volume data must also be adjusted on occasions where there is missing data, data vandalism in the wiki, or when the official Grand Exchange Database produces incomplete or erroneous data.

This page lists the methods and calculations used for the adjustments made to the indices and the data. For general information regarding the Grand Exchange Market Watch, see Grand Exchange Market Watch/FAQ.

Indices[]

2008[]

10 January 2008
Item Base date Base price Price on adjustment date Comments
Coal ca. December 2007 159 Unknown Unchanged
Steel bar 540
Gold ore 528
Nature rune 271
Death rune 299
Pure essence 80
Yew logs 411
Magic logs 1,222
Cowhide 109
Flax 70
Soft clay 207
Limpwurt root 646
Law rune 303
Big bones 419
Raw lobster 237
Mithril ore 315 Added item
Raw swordfish 237
Raw monkfish 350
Snape grass 428
Clean ranarr 5,959
Clean kwuarm 3,030
Clean snapdragon 6,885
Vial of water 98

2011[]

14 October 2011
Item Base date Base price Price on adjustment date Comments
Air rune 15 December 2007 11 6 Unchanged
Mind rune 10 3
Water rune 15 6
Earth rune 11 13
Fire rune 10 4
Body rune 9 5
Cosmic rune 140 107
Chaos rune 102 38
Nature rune 258 100
Law rune 304 158
Death rune 299 181
Astral rune 132 81
Blood rune 336 211
Soul rune 335 556
Armadyl rune 1,817 Added item

Calculations

From the old divisor obtained from the templates:


We need to calculate a new divisor:


To calculate the new divisor, we need to find:


And also:


Thus, the new divisor is:

6 November 2011
Item Base date Base price Price on adjustment date Comments
Grimy guam 9 June 2009 490 121 Unchanged
Grimy marrentill 192 25
Grimy tarromin 216 121
Grimy harralander 787 100
Grimy ranarr 7,654 4,032
Grimy toadflax 2,315 3,637
Grimy irit 1,552 1,172
Grimy wergali 1,800 2,450
Grimy spirit weed 1,917 2,658
Grimy avantoe 1,591 3,293
Grimy kwuarm 2,850 1,356
Grimy snapdragon 9,720 5,224
Grimy cadantine 1,234 1,186
Grimy lantadyme 1,272 5,006
Grimy dwarf weed 2,042 4,744
Grimy torstol 2,980 25,300
Clean guam 481 126
Clean marrentill 101 16
Clean tarromin 193 143
Clean harralander 791 100
Clean ranarr 7,719 3,867
Clean toadflax 2,362 3,644
Clean irit 1,795 1,232
Clean wergali 2,000 2,331
Clean spirit weed 1,888 2,725
Clean avantoe 1,593 3,253
Clean kwuarm 2,881 1,389
Clean snapdragon 9,726 5,402
Clean cadantine 1,245 1,206
Clean lantadyme 1,319 5,267
Clean dwarf weed 2,070 4,668
Clean torstol 2,762 25,400
Grimy fellstalk 1,799 Added item
Clean fellstalk 1,437

Calculations

From the old divisor obtained from the templates:


We need to calculate a new divisor:


To calculate the new divisor, we need to find:


And also:


Thus, the new divisor is:

2012[]

12 February 2012
Item Base date Base price Price on adjustment date Comments
Coal ca. December 2007 159 320 Unchanged
Steel bar 540 1,335
Gold ore 528 304
Nature rune 271 226
Death rune 299 452
Pure essence 80 125
Yew logs 411 522
Magic logs 1,222 1,592
Cowhide 109 513
Flax 70 72
Soft clay 207 541
Limpwurt root 646 2,060
Raw lobster 237 285
Raw monkfish 10 January 2008 350 601
Snape grass 428 314
Clean snapdragon 6,885 9,866
Clean kwuarm 3,030 1,828
Law rune ca. December 2007 303 363 Removed item
Big bones 419 621
Raw swordfish 10 January 2008 325 492
Mithril ore 315 349
Vial of water 98 36
Clean ranarr 5,959 4,958
Abyssal whip 420,951 Added item
Dragon boots 103,701
Rune armour set (lg) 136,531
Red chinchompa 1,592
Oak plank 639
Shark 1,715
Green dragonhide 2,196
Dragon bones 3,962
Cannonball 407
Dragonfire shield 7,946,801

Calculations

From the old divisor obtained from the templates:


We need to calculate a new divisor:


To calculate the new divisor, we need to find:


And also:


Thus, the new divisor is:

29 September 2012
Item Base date Base price Price on adjustment date Comments
Christmas cracker 31 December 2008 688,800,000 2,146,908,554 Unchanged
Blue partyhat 340,100,000 2,147,483,647
Green partyhat 114,800,000 1,124,859,082
Purple partyhat 83,100,000 895,254,988
Red partyhat 129,400,000 1,232,179,013
White partyhat 183,300,000 1,652,939,303
Yellow partyhat 96,300,000 948,567,763
Pumpkin 5,300,000 165,935,075
Easter egg 4,300,000 56,837,419
Blue h'ween mask 12,800,000 112,172,382
Green h'ween mask 10,600,000 90,439,249
Red h'ween mask 17,300,000 149,074,067
Santa hat 14,800,000 116,884,816
Disk of returning 4,700,000 171,076,782
Half full wine jug 31,100,000 261,000,577
Fish mask 4,555,462 Added item

Calculations

From the old divisor obtained from the templates:


We need to calculate a new divisor:


To calculate the new divisor, we need to find:


And also:


Thus, the new divisor is:

2013[]

20 January 2013
Item Base date Base price Price on adjustment date Comments
Christmas cracker 31 December 2008 688,800,000 2,147,476,523 Unchanged
Blue partyhat 340,100,000 2,147,483,647
Green partyhat 114,800,000 1,439,919,758
Purple partyhat 83,100,000 1,194,593,128
Red partyhat 129,400,000 1,588,813,583
White partyhat 183,300,000 2,115,586,339
Yellow partyhat 96,300,000 1,288,308,900
Pumpkin 5,300,000 153,543,323
Easter egg 4,300,000 73,851,614
Blue h'ween mask 12,800,000 130,080,270
Green h'ween mask 10,600,000 107,141,857
Red h'ween mask 17,300,000 168,034,752
Santa hat 14,800,000 130,038,816
Disk of returning 4,700,000 193,631,082
Half full wine jug 31,100,000 282,814,298
Fish mask 29 September 2012 4,555,462 1,778,504
Christmas tree hat 2,295,576 Added item

Calculations

From the old divisor obtained from the templates:


We need to calculate a new divisor:


To calculate the new divisor, we need to find:


And also:


Thus, the new divisor is:

23 July 2013
Item Base date Base price Price on adjustment date Comments
Christmas cracker 31 December 2008 688,800,000 2,147,483,557 Unchanged
Blue partyhat 340,100,000 2,147,483,647
Green partyhat 114,800,000 1,845,813,270
Purple partyhat 83,100,000 1,514,338,96
Red partyhat 129,400,000 2,100,264,784
White partyhat 183,300,000 2,147,483,598
Yellow partyhat 96,300,000 1,607,195,89
Pumpkin 5,300,000 177,606,966
Easter egg 4,300,000 82,884,794
Blue h'ween mask 12,800,000 169,489,376
Green h'ween mask 10,600,000 129,808,159
Red h'ween mask 17,300,000 234,599,317
Santa hat 14,800,000 149,818,733
Disk of returning 4,700,000 226,927,013
Half full wine jug 31,100,000 320,604,356
Fish mask 29 September 2012 4,555,462 1,446,274
Christmas tree hat 20 January 2013 2,295,576 26,024,637
Crown of Seasons 8,307,542 Added item

Calculations

From the old divisor obtained from the templates:


We need to calculate a new divisor:


To calculate the new divisor, we need to find:


And also:


Thus, the new divisor is:

8 November 2013
Item Base date Base price Price on adjustment date Comments
Logs 19 December 2007 34 28 Unchanged
Achey tree logs 40 39
Oak logs 18 12
Willow logs 22 20
Teak logs 136 71
Maple logs 46 30
Mahogany logs 173 392
Arctic pine logs 855 57
Yew logs 413 526
Magic logs 1,221 1,646
Elder logs 3,952 Added item

Calculations

From the old divisor obtained from the templates:


We need to calculate a new divisor:


To calculate the new divisor, we need to find:


And also:


Thus, the new divisor is:

2014[]

20 January 2014
Item Base date Base price Price on adjustment date Comments
Christmas cracker 31 December 2008 688,800,000 2,147,483,632 Unchanged
Blue partyhat 340,100,000 2,147,483,647
Green partyhat 114,800,000 1,490,829,327
Purple partyhat 83,100,000 1,279,369,134
Red partyhat 129,400,000 1,696,893,747
White partyhat 183,300,000 2,146,833,194
Yellow partyhat 96,300,000 1,335,202,311
Pumpkin 5,300,000 174,290,712
Easter egg 4,300,000 70,272,905
Blue h'ween mask 12,800,000 132,769,255
Green h'ween mask 10,600,000 110,890,723
Red h'ween mask 17,300,000 185,134,793
Santa hat 14,800,000 135,913,306
Disk of returning 4,700,000 223,384,911
Half full wine jug 31,100,000 333,709,743
Fish mask 29 September 2012 4,555,462 944,822
Christmas tree hat 20 January 2013 2,295,576 12,593,302
Crown of Seasons 23 July 2013 8,307,542 3,926,892
Black Santa hat 222,967,707 Added item

Calculations

From the old divisor obtained from the templates:


We need to calculate a new divisor:


To calculate the new divisor, we need to find:


And also:


Thus, the new divisor is:

19 June 2014
Item Base date Base price Price on adjustment date Comments
Christmas cracker 31 December 2008 688,800,000 2,147,483,644 Unchanged
Blue partyhat 340,100,000 2,147,483,647
Green partyhat 114,800,000 1,512,978,741
Purple partyhat 83,100,000 1,242,748,792
Red partyhat 129,400,000 1,706,390,538
White partyhat 183,300,000 2,147,481,758
Yellow partyhat 96,300,000 1,325,097,236
Pumpkin 5,300,000 157,608,053
Easter egg 4,300,000 62,666,643
Blue h'ween mask 12,800,000 121,249,470
Green h'ween mask 10,600,000 98,258,298
Red h'ween mask 17,300,000 170,663,885
Santa hat 14,800,000 125,533,632
Disk of returning 4,700,000 211,466,440
Half full wine jug 31,100,000 348,603,157
Fish mask 29 September 2012 4,555,462 669,574
Christmas tree hat 20 January 2013 2,295,576 12,559,556
Crown of Seasons 23 July 2013 8,307,542 4,555,009
Black Santa hat 20 January 2013 222,967,707 410,924,805
Cloak of Seasons 7,614,236 Added item

Calculations

From the old divisor obtained from the templates:


We need to calculate a new divisor:


To calculate the new divisor, we need to find:


And also:


Thus, the new divisor is:

30 August 2014
Item Base date Base price Price on adjustment date Comments
Air rune 15 December 2007 11 19 Unchanged
Mind rune 10 6
Water rune 15 26
Earth rune 11 14
Fire rune 10 22
Body rune 9 8
Cosmic rune 140 245
Chaos rune 102 41
Nature rune 258 263
Law rune 304 281
Death rune 299 163
Astral rune 132 245
Blood rune 336 261
Soul rune 335 153
Armadyl rune 14 October 2011 1,817 389
Steam rune 37 Added item
Mist rune 348
Dust rune 66
Smoke rune 314
Mud rune 775
Lava rune 49

Calculations

From the old divisor obtained from the templates:


We need to calculate a new divisor:


To calculate the new divisor, we need to find:


And also:


Thus, the new divisor is:

30 December 2014
Item Base date Base price Price on adjustment date Comments
Christmas cracker 31 December 2008 688,800,000 2,147,483,644 Unchanged
Blue partyhat 340,100,000 2,147,483,647
Green partyhat 114,800,000 1,452,340,733
Purple partyhat 83,100,000 1,233,390,908
Red partyhat 129,400,000 1,738,594,833
White partyhat 183,300,000 2,147,483,644
Yellow partyhat 96,300,000 1,314,553,072
Pumpkin 5,300,000 149,804,919
Easter egg 4,300,000 49,183,614
Blue h'ween mask 12,800,000 101,362,653
Green h'ween mask 10,600,000 82,685,014
Red h'ween mask 17,300,000 132,872,973
Santa hat 14,800,000 115,823,577
Disk of returning 4,700,000 200,971,362
Half full wine jug 31,100,000 348,603,157
Fish mask 29 September 2012 4,555,462 601,926
Christmas tree hat 20 January 2013 2,295,576 12,651,188
Crown of Seasons 23 July 2013 8,307,542 4,044,842
Black Santa hat 20 January 2013 222,967,707 340,890,058
Cloak of Seasons 19 June 2014 7,614,236 27,631,528
Rubber turkey 4,140,748 Added item
Off-hand rubber turkey 3,590,829
Christmas scythe 72,191,580
Holly wreath 372,492,991

Calculations

From the old divisor obtained from the templates:


We need to calculate a new divisor:


To calculate the new divisor, we need to find:


And also:


Thus, the new divisor is:

2015[]

20 May 2015
Item Base date Base price Price on adjustment date Comments
Lobster 25 January 2008 175 196 Unchanged
Bass 195 225
Tuna 81 163
Swordfish 272 295
Monkfish 233 336
Shark 657 739
Cake 52 91
Chocolate cake 150 421
Ugthanki kebab 887 810 Removed item
Kebab 32 276
Sea turtle 1,264 2,690
Manta ray 1,794 1,907
Sweetcorn 135 43
Roast bird meat 22 19
Admiral pie 1,031 497
Wild pie 3,491 985
Redberry pie 381 1,280
Garden pie 657 475
Stew 100 1,102
Bread 433 Added item
Strawberries (5) 318
Saradomin brew (4) 9,762
Salmon 80
Cavefish 1,256
Rocktail 1,814
Great white shark 912

Calculations

From the old divisor obtained from the templates:


We need to calculate a new divisor:


To calculate the new divisor, we need to find:


And also:


Thus, the new divisor is:

Price data[]

Price updating prior to 2012 was done by users either by: checking the in-game prices, or by referring to the Grand Exchange Database. The price data, however, were neither 100% accurate (due to rounding and human errors), nor continuous (due to lack of source for historical data). However, in 2012, Jagex started storing accurate historical data in their database for up to 180 days. This enabled our bots (and users) to obtain continuous accurate data.

Nevertheless, there have been several occasions where the Grand Exchange Database failed:

23–26 March 2012
  • Update: Unknown edit
  • Affected period: 23–26 March 2012 (4 days)
  • Affected items: All items
  • Comment: Prices from 22 March 2012 shown throughout the affected period.

Adjustment method

To approximate the prices, the average of the closest known prices (22 March and 27 March) is used. The formula for the k-th missing price is as follows:



For example, if the price for Item A is 331 coins on 22 March (P22) and 292 coins on 27 March (P27), then the price for 23 March (P23) would be:



And, the price for 24 March (P24) would be:



And so on. Thus, using the formula for the missing days, the approximate prices would be:

Date > 22 March 23 March 24 March 25 March 26 March 27 March
Item A (price) 331
(actual)
323
(calculated)
315
(calculated)
308
(calculated)
300
(calculated)
292
(actual)
6–12 November 2012
  • Update: Tears of Guthix: Go with the Flow
  • Affected period: 6–12 November 2012 (7 days)
  • Affected items: All items
  • Comment: Prices from 5 November 2012 shown throughout the affected period.
  • Adjustment method: See adjustments made in March 2012.
3–8 April 2013
17–21 July 2013
  • Update: Open Beta Update
  • Affected period: 17–21 July 2013 (5 days)
  • Affected items: All items
  • Comment: Prices from 16 July 2013 shown throughout the affected period. On 22 July 2013, Grand Exchange was taken offline for several hours.
  • Adjustment method: See adjustments made in March 2012.
8–14 October 2013
  • Update: Treevolution - High-Level Trees
  • Affected period: 8–14 October 2013 (7 days)
  • Affected items: All items, including 10 new items added during update
  • Comment: All items had prices shown from 7 October 2013. Prices for 10 new items shown as zero throughout affected period.
  • Adjustment method: See adjustments made in March 2012.
26 November – 1 December 2013
  • Update: Coinshare, World Map and Tutorial
  • Affected period: 26 November – 1 December 2013 (6 days)
  • Affected items: All items, including 60 new items added during update
  • Comment: Prices from 25 November 2013 shown throughout the affected period. Manual updating by users was also used to obtain in-game prices.
  • Adjustment method: See adjustments made in March 2012.
12 May 2014
  • Update: Return to Ashdale & Choose Your Path
  • Affected period: 12 May 2014 (1 day)
  • Affected items: All items
  • Comment: All items had prices shown from 11 May 2014.
  • Adjustment method: Average taken of prices from 11 May and 13 May 2014.
12–17 November 2014

Volume data[]

Since volume data is only available for the 100 most actively traded items on a particular day, there will be occasions where a previously "top 100" item falls out of the "top 100" list. If the item returns to the "top 100" list within a short period, the volume data for the missing days is approximated and added retrospectively.

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