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Graph and download economic data for Global price of Metal index (PMETAINDEXM) from Jan 1992 to Jun 2025 about metals, World, indexes, and price.

The Wholesale Price Index of base metals across India during financial year 2024 stood at ***. The price index of metals increased by about ** percent from the base financial year of 2012. An overall increase in the price index value was noted over the years from financial year 2013 in the country.

Monthly World Bank base metals price index (2010 = 100, USD), including aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc, forecasts for the period from 03/2011 to 11/2024, obtained during the realization of the National Science Centre, Poland, grant number 2022/45/B/HS4/00510, Bayesian dynamic mixture models: An application to the study of time-varying determinants of commodity prices.

Nickel fell to 14,879.88 USD/T on December 3, 2025, down 0.20% from the previous day. Over the past month, Nickel's price has fallen 1.20%, and is down 7.47% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Nickel - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

Australia Commodity Price Index: Weights: Base Metals data was reported at 9.600 % in Feb 2013. This stayed constant from the previous number of 9.600 % for Jan 2013. Australia Commodity Price Index: Weights: Base Metals data is updated monthly, averaging 9.600 % from Feb 2008 (Median) to Feb 2013, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.600 % in Feb 2013 and a record low of 6.800 % in Aug 2009. Australia Commodity Price Index: Weights: Base Metals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Reserve Bank of Australia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.I051: Commodity Price Index: Weights (Old).

LME Index rose to 4,700 Index Points on October 29, 2025, up 0.79% from the previous day. Over the past month, LME Index's price has risen 7.33%, and is up 13.22% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. LME Index - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

Gold and silver prices increased over the course of 2021, but these did not grow as fast as the prices of iridium and, especially, rhodium. According to a comparison of price indices, the price for rhodium - a precious metal similar to platinum and used especially in catalytic converters of cars - was ten times higher in April 2021 than it was in January 2019. The price hike for rhodium was apparently caused by coronavirus-related lockdowns implemented in South Africa, where mining companies had to close for several weeks.

Steel rose to 3,117 CNY/T on December 2, 2025, up 0.23% from the previous day. Over the past month, Steel's price has risen 1.30%, but it is still 7.09% lower than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Steel - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

In May 2024, the price of one metric ton of nickel stood at some ********* U.S. dollars. In comparison, in December 2016, the price of nickel was just below ****** U.S. dollars per metric ton. Thus, the nickel price has increased considerably in recent years, though it continuously fluctuates. In the beginning of 2022, however, the price of nickel skyrocketed due to disruptions to supply chains and a wide scarcity of raw materials and metals. Overview of nickel Discovered in 1751, nickel is a base metal with a silvery-white lustrous appearance that has a slightly golden tinge. The metal is crucial for many global industries, especially, for example, for the production of stainless-steel. Nickel is highly corrosion-resistant and is used to plate other metals in order to protect them. Because of these useful traits, nickel is used in more than ******* products worldwide, spanning from architectural, industrial, military, transportation and aerospace, marine, currency, and consumer applications. Nickel price dynamics Though nickel is the fifth most abundant element found on Earth, as with any commodity, the price of nickel can vary widely depending on global market conditions. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, exports of nickel increased dramatically, dropping the price of nickel in the mid-1990s to below production costs. Nickel production in the Western Hemisphere was reduced during that period. Prices then increased again, up to a high of ****** U.S. dollars per metric ton in May 2007. Since then, nickel prices have decreased, and have remained between a low of ***** U.S. dollars per metric ton and a high of ****** U.S. dollars per metric ton between 2016 and 2021. It is forecast that the price of nickel will amount to more than ****** U.S. dollars per metric ton in 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Nickel and Nickel-Base Alloy Mill Shapes (WPU102504) from Jan 1971 to Sep 2025 about nickel, mills, metals, commodities, PPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Copper rose to 5.19 USD/Lbs on December 2, 2025, up 0.35% from the previous day. Over the past month, Copper's price has risen 3.22%, and is up 25.36% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Copper - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Import Price Index (SITC): Manufactures of base metal, n.e.s. (DISCONTINUED) (IM699) from Jan 1995 to Dec 2005 about imports, metals, manufacturing, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Export Price Index (SITC): Manufactures of base metal, n.e.s. (DISCONTINUED) (IX699) from Jan 1995 to Dec 2005 about metals, exports, manufacturing, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Iran Export Price Index: Base Metals & Base Metal Articles: Iron or Steel Articles data was reported at 661.300 Apr1997-Mar1998=100 in Mar 2009. This records an increase from the previous number of 660.900 Apr1997-Mar1998=100 for Feb 2009. Iran Export Price Index: Base Metals & Base Metal Articles: Iron or Steel Articles data is updated monthly, averaging 666.800 Apr1997-Mar1998=100 from May 2007 (Median) to Mar 2009, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,089.600 Apr1997-Mar1998=100 in Oct 2008 and a record low of 595.300 Apr1997-Mar1998=100 in Jan 2009. Iran Export Price Index: Base Metals & Base Metal Articles: Iron or Steel Articles data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.I029: Export Price Index: April 97-March 98=100.

Graph and download economic data for Import Price Index (Harmonized System): Tools, Implements, Cutlery, Spoons and Forks, of Base Metal; Parts Thereof of Base Metal (IP82) from Dec 1992 to Aug 2025 about parts, harmonized, imports, metals, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Aluminum Base Scrap was 355.00200 Index 1982=100 in March of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Aluminum Base Scrap reached a record high of 357.65200 in April of 2022 and a record low of 28.20000 in November of 1962. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Aluminum Base Scrap - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on December of 2025.

In 2023, the merchandise import price index for other base metal products in Vietnam amounted to approximately 105.02 index points, indicating an increase from the previous year. In that year, the country's merchandise import price index was estimated at 118.39 points.

United States Import Price Index: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal (BM) data was reported at 185.900 2000=100 in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 185.000 2000=100 for May 2018. United States Import Price Index: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal (BM) data is updated monthly, averaging 140.600 2000=100 from Dec 1993 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 295 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 208.600 2000=100 in Jul 2008 and a record low of 91.000 2000=100 in Dec 2001. United States Import Price Index: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal (BM) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.I030: Import and Export Price Index: 2000=100: By Harmonized Index.

Iran Export Price Index: Base Metals & Base Metal Articles data was reported at 577.300 Apr1997-Mar1998=100 in Mar 2009. This records an increase from the previous number of 577.000 Apr1997-Mar1998=100 for Feb 2009. Iran Export Price Index: Base Metals & Base Metal Articles data is updated monthly, averaging 737.500 Apr1997-Mar1998=100 from May 2006 (Median) to Mar 2009, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,041.100 Apr1997-Mar1998=100 in Jun 2008 and a record low of 560.200 Apr1997-Mar1998=100 in Jan 2009. Iran Export Price Index: Base Metals & Base Metal Articles data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.I029: Export Price Index: April 97-March 98=100.