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Copper

Copper cash price, US dollars per tonne. Zambia’s largest export earner.

14,151 USD/tAug 2026+4.2%on the month+45.1%on the year
12-month average12,499
Record high14,151Aug 2026
Record low4,482Dec 2015
Observations187since Jan 2011

Copper, Jan 2011 to Aug 2026

2,5005,0007,50010k12.5k15k2011201320152017201920212023202514,151

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MonthCopper (USD/t)
Aug 202614,151
Jul 202613,579
Jun 202613,594
May 202613,609
Apr 202613,027
Mar 202612,578
Feb 202613,035
Jan 202613,015
Dec 202511,781
Nov 202510,823
Oct 202510,738
Sep 202510,056
Aug 20259,751
Jul 20259,782
Jun 20259,706
May 20259,508
Apr 20259,196
Mar 20259,767
Jan 20259,398
Dec 20249,106
Nov 20249,028
Oct 20249,204
Sep 20249,687
Aug 20249,387
Jul 20249,099
Jun 20249,505
May 20249,781
Apr 202410,237
Mar 20249,566
Feb 20248,800
Jan 20248,401
Dec 20238,443
Nov 20238,493
Oct 20238,278
Sep 20238,014
Aug 20238,317
Jul 20238,381
Jun 20238,511
May 20238,397
Apr 20238,275
Mar 20238,826
Feb 20238,861
Jan 20238,958
Dec 20229,055
Nov 20228,400
Oct 20228,057
Sep 20227,596
Aug 20227,698
Jul 20227,960
Jun 20227,527
May 20229,068
Apr 20229,366
Mar 202210,197
Feb 202210,205
Jan 20229,888
Dec 20219,721
Nov 20219,528
Oct 20219,583
Sep 20219,605
Aug 20219,328
Jul 20219,343
Jun 20219,490
May 20219,710
Apr 202110,182
Mar 20219,231
Feb 20218,964
Jan 20218,462
Dec 20207,978
Nov 20207,775
Oct 20207,078
Sep 20206,720
Aug 20206,708
Jul 20206,508
Jun 20206,397
May 20205,751
Apr 20205,277
Mar 20205,084
Feb 20205,161
Jan 20205,731
Dec 20196,088
Nov 20196,092
Oct 20195,871
Sep 20195,772
Aug 20195,786
Jul 20195,747
Jun 20195,960
May 20195,902
Apr 20196,123
Mar 20196,459
Feb 20196,426
Jan 20196,289
Dec 20185,990
Nov 20186,098
Oct 20186,193
Sep 20186,222
Aug 20186,074
Jul 20186,079
Jun 20186,266
May 20186,968
Apr 20186,856
Mar 20186,891
Feb 20186,823
Jan 20187,047
Dec 20177,108
Nov 20176,882
Oct 20176,858
Sep 20176,843
Aug 20176,617
Jul 20176,522
Jun 20176,015
May 20175,747
Apr 20175,647
Mar 20175,745
Feb 20175,853
Jan 20175,967
Dec 20165,764
Nov 20165,652
Oct 20165,457
Sep 20164,750
Aug 20164,740
Jul 20164,759
Jun 20164,884
May 20164,649
Apr 20164,696
Mar 20164,857
Feb 20164,942
Jan 20164,594
Dec 20154,482
Nov 20154,647
Oct 20154,786
Sep 20155,205
Aug 20155,202
Jul 20155,126
Jun 20155,500
May 20155,848
Apr 20156,295
Mar 20156,027
Feb 20155,916
Jan 20155,711
Dec 20145,804
Nov 20146,387
Oct 20146,648
Sep 20146,682
Aug 20146,838
Jul 20146,988
Jun 20147,105
May 20146,792
Apr 20146,833
Mar 20146,665
Feb 20146,648
Jan 20147,104
Dec 20137,262
Nov 20137,248
Oct 20137,074
Sep 20137,224
Aug 20137,187
Jul 20137,203
Jun 20136,876
May 20137,004
Apr 20137,237
Mar 20137,221
Feb 20137,653
Jan 20138,070
Dec 20128,043
Nov 20127,952
Oct 20127,694
Sep 20128,055
Aug 20128,068
Jul 20127,494
Jun 20127,580
May 20127,415
Apr 20127,935
Mar 20128,270
Feb 20128,451
Jan 20128,423
Dec 20118,021
Nov 20117,570
Oct 20117,556
Sep 20117,348
Aug 20118,315
Jul 20119,043
Jun 20119,619
May 20119,045
Apr 20118,941
Mar 20119,490
Feb 20119,531
Jan 20119,868

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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