COPPER · 1998
Copper Price in 1998
Copper moved from $1,688.00 (January average) to $1,474.00 (December average), a loss of 16.35% against the previous year's close.
First month
$1,688.00
Jan 1, 1998
Last month
$1,474.00
Dec 1, 1998
High
$1,801.00
Apr 1, 1998
Low
$1,474.00
Dec 1, 1998
1998 return
−16.35%
vs $1,762.00 at end of 1997
Range
22.2%
low to high
Since end of 1998
+881.95%
to $14,474.00 (Sep 1, 2026)
Ten years later
+108.41%
$3,072.00 at end of 2008
Copper in 1998
Monthly average reference prices.
Month by month
| Month | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,688.00 | −4.20% |
| February | 1,665.00 | −1.36% |
| March | 1,748.00 | +4.98% |
| April | 1,801.00 | +3.03% |
| May | 1,733.00 | −3.78% |
| June | 1,661.00 | −4.15% |
| July | 1,651.00 | −0.60% |
| August | 1,621.00 | −1.82% |
| September | 1,648.00 | +1.67% |
| October | 1,586.00 | −3.76% |
| November | 1,574.00 | −0.76% |
| December | 1,474.00 | −6.35% |