Copper
The industrial metal most tied to grids, construction and manufacturing. Mine supply is concentrated in a handful of countries.
14,415
USD/t, −1.2% on the week
LME copper, indicative, week of October 23, 2026. Source: Commodities-API (commodities-api.com), indicative prices.
52 weeks of Friday closes
- Week
- −1.2%
- 13-week range
- 13,834 to 14,740
- 52-week range
- 10,686 to 14,740
- Over the year
- +32.2%
- Matters to
- South America, Asia, North America
Where Canada sells it
Copper, ores and refined: C$12.2 billion of Canadian exports in the 12 months to August 2026, 70% of it outside the United States.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian International Merchandise Trade Web Application (catalogue 71-607-X), domestic exports, by destination.
Largest buyers outside the United States
| China | C$4.7 billion |
|---|---|
| South Korea | C$1.3 billion |
| Japan | C$1.3 billion |
| Germany | C$631 million |
| India | C$295 million |
| Finland | C$258 million |
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