Lead Price in 2000

In 2000, the price of lead averaged $454 per tonne, down 9.7% from the year before. This page covers the 2000 average, high, low, and year-end close, the events that moved the market, and what that lead would be worth in today's dollars.

2000 Average

$454

LME annual average, USD/tonne

Change vs 1999

-9.7%

from $503 in 1999

2000 High

$522

from daily trading data

2000 Low

$401

from daily trading data

Year-End Close

$474

last trading day of 2000

What happened to the lead price in 2000

Lead averaged $454 per tonne in 2000, down 9.7% from $503 the year before. Daily trading data shows lead moved between a low of $401 and a high of $522 during the year, ending 2000 at $474.

From an early-2000s trough near $450, the China supercycle and tightening supply spiked lead to about $2,580 in 2007, before the 2008 crisis crash.

Adjusted for inflation, lead's 2000 average of $454 equals about $850 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 lead in 2000?

Lead averaged $454 per tonne in 2000, based on World Bank and LME annual average data. Daily prices ranged from a low of $401 to a high of $522, and the year closed at $474. That average was down 9.7% from $503 in 1999.

What is a 2000 lead price worth in today's dollars?

Adjusted with the US Consumer Price Index, lead's 2000 average of $454 works out to roughly $850 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.

Annual averages are World Bank and LME lead prices per tonne in US dollars (LME cash and settlement basis). The 2025 figure is preliminary. Where daily data exists, the per-year high, low, and close come from MetalCharts historical data. Inflation adjustments use BLS CPI-U annual averages.