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Cobalt

Cobalt price, US dollars per tonne.

56,290 USD/tAug 20260.0%on the month+68.9%on the year
12-month average52,254
Record high90,888Mar 2018
Record low19,934Feb 2013
Observations187since Jan 2011

Cobalt, Jan 2011 to Aug 2026

020k40k60k80k100k2011201320152017201920212023202556,290

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MonthCobalt (USD/t)
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
Jan 202521,849
Dec 202423,775
Nov 202424,300
Oct 202424,300
Sep 202424,300
Aug 202424,300
Jul 202425,486
Jun 202426,825
May 202427,150
Apr 202427,614
Mar 202428,154
Feb 202428,550
Jan 202428,717
Dec 202329,135
Nov 202330,773
Oct 202333,420
Sep 202333,420
Aug 202333,211
Jul 202333,420
Jun 202333,420
May 202329,609
Apr 202334,025
Mar 202334,930
Feb 202334,263
Jan 202343,686
Dec 202249,327
Nov 202251,692
Oct 202251,789
Sep 202251,838
Aug 202251,854
Jul 202249,863
Jun 202255,718
May 202272,561
Apr 202278,450
Mar 202282,000
Feb 202280,427
Jan 202273,527
Dec 202170,500
Nov 202169,586
Oct 202160,450
Sep 202152,339
Aug 202144,505
Jul 202144,505
Jun 202144,505
May 202145,595
Apr 202152,610
Mar 202152,610
Feb 202152,610
Jan 202145,974
Dec 202037,896
Nov 202034,841
Oct 202034,138
Sep 202034,071
Aug 202033,661
Jul 202029,210
Jun 202029,857
May 202030,068
Apr 202030,158
Mar 202030,150
Feb 202031,435
Jan 202034,263
Dec 201932,886
Nov 201934,190
Oct 201936,476
Sep 201936,250
Aug 201936,800
Jul 201931,205
Jun 201928,524
May 201929,025
Apr 201937,587
Mar 201934,193
Feb 201931,524
Jan 201932,100
Dec 201841,773
Nov 201855,500
Oct 201855,159
Sep 201860,402
Aug 201862,913
Jul 201864,032
Jun 201870,920
May 201881,350
Apr 201890,455
Mar 201890,888
Feb 201888,569
Jan 201881,350
Dec 201777,455
Nov 201772,670
Oct 201761,749
Sep 201759,432
Aug 201760,046
Jul 201758,329
Jun 201757,396
May 201757,290
Apr 201754,800
Mar 201755,300
Feb 201752,645
Jan 201741,288
Dec 201634,634
Nov 201631,719
Oct 201629,259
Sep 201628,195
Aug 201626,625
Jul 201626,251
Jun 201625,110
May 201623,778
Apr 201623,483
Mar 201623,083
Feb 201623,132
Jan 201622,426
Dec 201523,293
Nov 201524,138
Oct 201520,467
Sep 201527,236
Aug 201527,772
Jul 201529,209
Jun 201531,575
May 201529,830
Apr 201528,554
Mar 201526,805
Feb 201524,428
Jan 201525,508
Dec 201429,092
Nov 201427,014
Oct 201427,788
Sep 201428,559
Aug 201427,535
Jul 201424,317
Jun 201427,545
May 201427,034
Apr 201428,507
Mar 201427,806
Feb 201423,032
Jan 201425,579
Dec 201326,497
Nov 201326,117
Oct 201325,593
Sep 201324,207
Aug 201329,123
Jul 201319,944
Jun 201326,140
May 201327,822
Apr 201320,607
Mar 201320,456
Feb 201319,934
Jan 201320,833
Dec 201220,997
Nov 201227,506
Oct 201226,389
Sep 201224,685
Aug 201227,667
Jul 201222,589
Jun 201223,331
May 201227,824
Apr 201224,364
Mar 201224,090
Feb 201224,663
Jan 201224,566
Dec 201123,397
Nov 201122,071
Oct 201122,039
Sep 201131,160
Aug 201130,163
Jul 201132,578
Jun 201129,384
May 201133,289
Apr 201130,709
Mar 201130,709
Feb 201139,376
Jan 201139,376

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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