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Copper Price in 2017

In 2017, the price of copper averaged $2.80 per pound, up 26.7% from the year before. This page covers the 2017 average, high, low, and year-end close, the events that moved the market, and what that copper would be worth in today's dollars.

2017 Average

$2.80

LME/COMEX annual average, USD/lb

Change vs 2016

+26.7%

from $2.21 in 2016

What happened to the copper price in 2017

Copper averaged $2.80 per pound in 2017, climbing 26.7% from the $2.21 average of 2016. The notable development of 2017: Global recovery; EV buzz begins.

The 2010s opened at record highs near $4.65 a pound in 2011, then ground lower for years as Chinese growth slowed, commodities sold off, and US-China trade tensions weighed on sentiment, before a late-decade stabilization.

Adjusted for inflation, copper's 2017 average of $2.80 equals about $3.68 in today's dollars. The conversion uses US Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U annual averages, so treat it as a close approximation rather than an exact figure.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the price of copper in 2017?
Copper averaged $2.80 per pound in 2017, based on LME and COMEX annual average data. That average was up 26.7% from $2.21 in 2016.
What is a 2017 copper price worth in today's dollars?
Adjusted with the US Consumer Price Index, copper's 2017 average of $2.80 works out to roughly $3.68 in today's dollars, using 2025 as the CPI base year. The conversion uses BLS CPI-U annual averages, so treat it as a close approximation rather than an exact figure.
What moved the copper price in 2017?
The defining story of 2017: Global recovery; EV buzz begins. Against that backdrop, the annual average climbed 26.7%, from $2.21 in 2016 to $2.80.

Annual averages are LME and COMEX copper prices per pound in US dollars. Where shown, the yearly high, low, and close come from MetalCharts daily historical data and may differ slightly from figures published elsewhere. Inflation adjustments use BLS CPI-U annual averages.