Tin Price in 2001

In 2001, the price of tin averaged $4,484 per tonne, down 17.5% from the year before. This page covers the 2001 average, high, low, and year-end close, the events that moved the market, and what that tin would be worth in today's dollars.

2001 Average

$4,484

LME annual average, USD/tonne

Change vs 2000

-17.5%

from $5,436 in 2000

What happened to the tin price in 2001

Tin averaged $4,484 per tonne in 2001, sliding 17.5% from the $5,436 average of 2000. The notable development of 2001: Cyclical low amid global slowdown..

After a multi-decade low near $4,060 in 2002, the China supercycle and Indonesian supply disruptions drove tin above $14,500 by 2007, with a 2008 crisis dip.

Adjusted for inflation, tin's 2001 average of $4,484 equals about $8,160 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 tin in 2001?

Tin averaged $4,484 per tonne in 2001, based on World Bank and LME annual average data. That average was down 17.5% from $5,436 in 2000.

What is a 2001 tin price worth in today's dollars?

Adjusted with the US Consumer Price Index, tin's 2001 average of $4,484 works out to roughly $8,160 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 tin price in 2001?

The defining story of 2001: Cyclical low amid global slowdown.. Against that backdrop, the annual average fell 17.5%, from $5,436 in 2000 to $4,484.

Annual averages are World Bank and LME tin prices per tonne in US dollars (LME cash and settlement basis). The 1985 to 1988 values reflect the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market basis during the LME tin-trading suspension, 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.