Cost Intelligence
Reported expenses ≠ external benchmarks ≠ procurement contractsILLUSTRATIVE DATAReliance Industries LimitedRELIANCE / NSE · BSE 500325ConglomerateFY 2024–2512 months · cutoff 31 Mar 2025Sample datasetPartial coverageSources not connected
Cost classification register
Each variable retains its evidence class and required source| Business segment | Evidence class | Required source | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude & feedstock benchmarks | Oil-to-chemicals | External benchmark | Official or licensed benchmark observations | Not connected |
| Employee benefits and energy | Retail | Company-reported expense | Company expense disclosures | Not connected |
| Freight / contractual procurement | Oil-to-chemicals | Authorized data | Company disclosures or authorized contracts | Not connected |
| Materials consumed / stock-in-trade | Oil-to-chemicals | Company-reported expense | Expense notes | Not connected |
| Power and employee expense | Digital services | Company-reported expense | Segment expense and consumption notes | Not connected |
Cost evidence hierarchy
No invented private or reported recordsEvidence boundary
Actual expense, external benchmark, supplier quote, estimate and model scenario are separate evidence classes.
Selected scope
All segments / All topics / All categories
Research question
What changed in crude & feedstock benchmarks, over which comparable period, and what evidence links it to oil-to-chemicals performance?
External input indicators
Synthetic benchmarks / not actual company costs| Indicator | Sample | Δ | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent crude | 74.3 USD / barrel | 5.0% | Illustrative proxy |
| Polypropylene | 102,500 INR / tonne | 2.7% | Illustrative proxy |
| Polyethylene | 98,700 INR / tonne | 1.5% | Illustrative proxy |