Nickel Price in 2002
In 2002, the price of nickel averaged $6,772 per tonne, up 13.9% from the year before. This page covers the 2002 average, high, low, and year-end close, the events that moved the market, and what that nickel would be worth in today's dollars.
2002 Average
$6,772
LME annual average, USD/tonne
Change vs 2001
+13.9%
from $5,945 in 2001
What happened to the nickel price in 2002
Nickel averaged $6,772 per tonne in 2002, up 13.9% from $5,945 the year before.
The China supercycle drove nickel to a record annual average above $37,000 in 2007, with an intraday spike near $54,000, before the 2008 crisis cut it in half.
Adjusted for inflation, nickel's 2002 average of $6,772 equals about $12,132 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 nickel in 2002?
What is a 2002 nickel price worth in today's dollars?
Annual averages are World Bank and LME nickel prices per tonne in US dollars (LME cash and settlement basis). Values before the LME nickel contract launched in April 1979 are producer and reference prices, and 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.