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Cobalt

Cobalt price, US dollars per tonne.

56,290 USD/tSep 20260.0%on the month+66.7%on the year
12-month average54,131
Record high101,037Aug 2007
Record low8,488Mar 2009
Observations309since Dec 2000

Cobalt, Dec 2000 to Sep 2026

025k50k75k100k125kDec ’00Mar ’04Jun ’07Oct ’10Jan ’14Apr ’17Jul ’20Oct ’2356,290

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MonthCobalt (USD/t)
Sep 202656,290
Aug 202656,290
Jul 202656,290
Jun 202656,290
May 202656,290
Apr 202656,290
Mar 202656,290
Feb 202656,290
Jan 202655,941
Dec 202552,111
Nov 202548,570
Oct 202542,635
Sep 202533,766
Aug 202533,326
Jul 202533,372
Jun 202533,387
May 202533,700
Apr 202533,752
Mar 202531,774
Feb 202521,849
Jan 202523,775
Dec 202424,300
Nov 202424,300
Oct 202424,300
Sep 202424,300
Aug 202425,486
Jul 202426,825
Jun 202427,150
May 202427,614
Apr 202428,154
Mar 202428,550
Feb 202428,717
Jan 202429,135
Dec 202330,773
Nov 202333,420
Oct 202333,420
Sep 202333,211
Aug 202333,420
Jul 202333,420
Jun 202329,609
May 202334,025
Apr 202334,930
Mar 202334,263
Feb 202343,686
Jan 202349,327
Dec 202251,692
Nov 202251,789
Oct 202251,838
Sep 202251,854
Aug 202249,863
Jul 202255,718
Jun 202272,561
May 202278,450
Apr 202282,000
Mar 202280,427
Feb 202271,822
Jan 202270,675
Dec 202169,586
Nov 202160,450
Oct 202152,339
Sep 202144,505
Aug 202144,505
Jul 202144,505
Jun 202145,595
May 202152,610
Apr 202152,610
Mar 202152,610
Feb 202145,974
Jan 202137,896
Dec 202034,841
Nov 202034,138
Oct 202034,071
Sep 202033,661
Aug 202029,210
Jul 202029,857
Jun 202030,068
May 202030,158
Apr 202030,150
Mar 202031,435
Feb 202034,263
Jan 202032,886
Dec 201934,190
Nov 201936,476
Oct 201936,250
Sep 201936,800
Aug 201931,205
Jul 201928,524
Jun 201929,025
May 201937,587
Apr 201934,193
Mar 201931,524
Feb 201932,100
Jan 201941,773
Dec 201855,500
Nov 201855,159
Oct 201860,402
Sep 201862,913
Aug 201864,032
Jul 201870,920
Jun 201881,350
May 201890,455
Apr 201890,888
Mar 201888,569
Feb 201881,350
Jan 201877,455
Dec 201772,670
Nov 201761,749
Oct 201759,432
Sep 201760,046
Aug 201758,329
Jul 201757,396
Jun 201757,290
May 201754,800
Apr 201755,300
Mar 201752,645
Feb 201741,288
Jan 201734,634
Dec 201631,719
Nov 201629,259
Oct 201628,195
Sep 201626,625
Aug 201626,251
Jul 201625,110
Jun 201623,778
May 201623,483
Apr 201623,083
Mar 201623,132
Feb 201622,426
Jan 201623,293
Dec 201524,138
Nov 201520,467
Oct 201527,236
Sep 201527,772
Aug 201529,209
Jul 201531,575
Jun 201529,830
May 201528,554
Apr 201526,805
Mar 201524,428
Feb 201525,508
Jan 201529,092
Dec 201427,014
Nov 201427,788
Oct 201428,559
Sep 201427,535
Aug 201424,317
Jul 201427,545
Jun 201427,034
May 201428,507
Apr 201427,806
Mar 201423,032
Feb 201425,579
Jan 201426,497
Dec 201326,117
Nov 201325,593
Oct 201324,207
Sep 201329,123
Aug 201319,944
Jul 201326,140
Jun 201327,822
May 201320,607
Apr 201320,456
Mar 201319,934
Feb 201320,833
Jan 201320,997
Dec 201227,506
Nov 201226,389
Oct 201224,685
Sep 201227,667
Aug 201222,589
Jul 201223,331
Jun 201227,824
May 201224,364
Apr 201224,090
Mar 201224,663
Feb 201224,566
Jan 201223,397
Dec 201122,071
Nov 201122,039
Oct 201131,160
Sep 201130,163
Aug 201132,578
Jul 201129,384
Jun 201133,289
May 201130,709
Apr 201130,709
Mar 201139,376
Feb 201139,376
Jan 201138,272
Dec 201028,439
Nov 201028,439
Oct 201035,164
Sep 201037,051
Aug 201038,901
Jul 201036,023
Jun 201037,280
May 201037,280
Apr 201042,284
Mar 201035,186
Feb 201039,713
Jan 201028,975
Dec 200934,414
Nov 200934,414
Oct 200933,929
Sep 200933,545
Aug 200932,811
Jul 200932,077
Jun 200928,131
May 200925,874
Apr 200930,115
Mar 20098,488
Feb 200922,710
Jan 200916,350
Dec 200854,013
Nov 200854,013
Oct 200854,013
Sep 200887,060
Aug 200842,196
Jul 200842,417
Jun 200868,651
May 200886,178
Apr 200894,269
Mar 200899,097
Feb 200895,040
Jan 200889,983
Dec 200758,753
Nov 200758,753
Oct 200758,753
Sep 200751,169
Aug 2007101,037
Jun 200746,076
May 200751,754
Apr 200758,819
Mar 200761,001
Feb 200749,471
Jan 200736,309
Dec 200635,009
Nov 200635,009
Oct 200634,634
Sep 200635,362
Aug 200633,907
Jul 200627,707
Jun 200625,772
May 200625,768
Apr 200625,684
Mar 200625,154
Feb 200624,118
Jan 200623,920
Dec 200533,400
Nov 200533,400
Oct 200533,400
Sep 200533,400
Aug 200533,400
Jul 200533,400
Jun 200533,400
May 200533,400
Apr 200533,400
Mar 200531,261
Feb 200536,177
Jan 200535,891
Dec 200433,334
Nov 200432,738
Oct 200443,673
Sep 200446,583
Aug 200448,768
Jul 200448,810
Jun 200449,890
May 200451,786
Apr 200453,594
Mar 200452,161
Feb 200448,964
Jan 200448,678
Dec 200333,201
Nov 200324,184
Oct 200318,010
Sep 200317,372
Aug 200317,438
Jul 200317,747
Jun 200316,931
May 200317,048
Apr 200319,249
Mar 200318,060
Feb 200317,045
Jan 200316,080
Dec 200215,542
Nov 200215,542
Oct 200215,542
Sep 200215,542
Aug 200215,542
Jul 200215,542
Jun 200215,542
May 200215,542
Apr 200215,542
Mar 200215,542
Feb 200215,592
Jan 200216,535
Dec 200116,933
Nov 200116,745
Oct 200118,538
Sep 200121,605
Aug 200122,487
Jul 200122,031
Jun 200126,823
May 200127,284
Apr 200128,471
Mar 200131,967
Feb 200132,033
Jan 200131,095
Dec 200032,807

Source: London Metal Exchange. Monthly. Gaps in the line are months with no published figure.

Change on a year earlier

Each bar is this month against the same month twelve months before — the comparison that strips out the seasonal pattern.

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