{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "slug": "copper-price",
  "name": "Copper price",
  "question": "What is the copper price today?",
  "question_zh": "今天铜价是多少？",
  "measure": "COMEX copper front-month futures, US dollars per pound",
  "page_title": "What is the copper price today?",
  "description": "COMEX copper front-month futures, US dollars per pound. Latest value, history and source, published by Yahoo Finance.",
  "explainer": [
    "This is the front-month COMEX copper futures quote from Yahoo Finance, in US dollars per pound.",
    "Copper is the most direct market read on Chinese construction and grid investment, which is why it sits in a China data tracker.",
    "It is a futures price, not a spot physical quote, and it is quoted per pound rather than per tonne. Multiply by 2,204.62 for a per-tonne figure."
  ],
  "how_measured": [
    "This is the front-month COMEX copper futures quote from Yahoo Finance, in US dollars per pound.",
    "Copper is the most direct market read on Chinese construction and grid investment, which is why it sits in a China data tracker.",
    "It is a futures price, not a spot physical quote, and it is quoted per pound rather than per tonne. Multiply by 2,204.62 for a per-tonne figure."
  ],
  "unit": "USD/lb",
  "unit_label": "USD/lb",
  "publisher": "Yahoo Finance",
  "publisher_zh": "雅虎财经",
  "source_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/HG=F",
  "verify_url": "https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/metals/base/copper.html",
  "creator": "China Snapshot Limited",
  "derived": false,
  "as_of": "2026-10-30T20:37:07+08:00",
  "history_start": "2026-10-02",
  "history_end": "2026-10-30",
  "temporal_coverage": "2026-10-02/2026-10-30",
  "latest": {
    "series": "Copper",
    "period": "2026-10-30",
    "value": 6.59,
    "unit": "USD/lb",
    "decimals": 2,
    "change_on_prior": -0.08,
    "source": "Yahoo Finance",
    "source_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/HG=F",
    "provenance": "",
    "as_of": "2026-10-30T06:01:13+08:00"
  },
  "next_release": {
    "known": false,
    "date": null,
    "label": null,
    "publisher": "Yahoo Finance",
    "note": "This series has no advance public calendar. A new point appears with the next print."
  },
  "series": [
    {
      "name": "Copper",
      "unit": "USD/lb",
      "decimals": 2,
      "points": [
        {
          "period": "2026-10-02",
          "value": 6.54
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-03",
          "value": 6.58
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-04",
          "value": 6.55
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-05",
          "value": 6.55
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-06",
          "value": 6.63
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-07",
          "value": 6.66
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-08",
          "value": 6.64
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-09",
          "value": 6.55
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-10",
          "value": 6.71
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-11",
          "value": 6.69
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-12",
          "value": 6.69
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-13",
          "value": 6.76
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-14",
          "value": 6.73
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-15",
          "value": 6.62
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-16",
          "value": 6.56
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-17",
          "value": 6.56
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-18",
          "value": 6.57
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-19",
          "value": 6.57
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-20",
          "value": 6.58
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-28",
          "value": 6.66
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-29",
          "value": 6.67
        },
        {
          "period": "2026-10-30",
          "value": 6.59
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "chart_series": [
    "Copper"
  ],
  "recent": [
    {
      "period": "2026-10-02",
      "value": 6.54
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-03",
      "value": 6.58
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-04",
      "value": 6.55
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-05",
      "value": 6.55
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-06",
      "value": 6.63
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-07",
      "value": 6.66
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-08",
      "value": 6.64
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-09",
      "value": 6.55
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-10",
      "value": 6.71
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-11",
      "value": 6.69
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-12",
      "value": 6.69
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-13",
      "value": 6.76
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-14",
      "value": 6.73
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-15",
      "value": 6.62
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-16",
      "value": 6.56
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-17",
      "value": 6.56
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-18",
      "value": 6.57
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-19",
      "value": 6.57
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-20",
      "value": 6.58
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-28",
      "value": 6.66
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-29",
      "value": 6.67
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-30",
      "value": 6.59
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "gold-price",
    "brent-crude-price",
    "wti-crude-price",
    "china-pmi"
  ],
  "distribution": {
    "csv": "/data/indicators/copper-price.csv",
    "json": "/api/indicators/copper-price.json"
  },
  "data_range": {
    "min": 6.54,
    "max": 6.76,
    "count": 22
  },
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "What is the copper price today?",
      "answer": "6.59 for 2026-10-30, published by Yahoo Finance (雅虎财经). That is down 0.08 from the prior print. China Snapshot collected it on 2026-10-30."
    },
    {
      "question": "Where does the Copper price data come from?",
      "answer": "The series is published by Yahoo Finance (雅虎财经) at https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/HG=F. China Snapshot collects it, keeps the history, and gives it away as a free CSV."
    },
    {
      "question": "How far back does the Copper price history go?",
      "answer": "This page holds 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-30 as a chart and a table, and the CSV download carries the full series. last updated 2026-10-30."
    }
  ]
}