Lead Price in 2007

In 2007, the price of lead averaged $2,580 per tonne, up 100.0% from the year before. This page covers the 2007 average, high, low, and year-end close, the events that moved the market, and what that lead would be worth in today's dollars.

2007 Average

$2,580

LME annual average, USD/tonne

Change vs 2006

+100.0%

from $1,290 in 2006

What happened to the lead price in 2007

Lead averaged $2,580 per tonne in 2007, surging 100.0% from the $1,290 average of 2006. Annual moves of that size are rare and put 2007 among the most explosive years in the metal's modern history. The defining story of 2007: Super-cycle spike; monthly peak ~$3,720 in Oct 2007.

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 2007 average of $2,580 equals about $4,011 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 2007?

Lead averaged $2,580 per tonne in 2007, based on World Bank and LME annual average data. That average was up 100.0% from $1,290 in 2006.

What is a 2007 lead price worth in today's dollars?

Adjusted with the US Consumer Price Index, lead's 2007 average of $2,580 works out to roughly $4,011 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 lead price in 2007?

The defining story of 2007: Super-cycle spike; monthly peak ~$3,720 in Oct 2007. Against that backdrop, the annual average climbed 100.0%, from $1,290 in 2006 to $2,580.

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.