Aluminum, 99.5% minimum purity, LME spot price, CIF UK ports, US$ per metric tonne (JAN-1980 - OCT-2007 ) |
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| Year | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
| 1980 | 2054.86 | 2131.01 | 1978.38 | 1932.46 | 1775.80 | 1668.96 | 1758.07 | 1783.63 | 1655.07 | 1626.15 | 1503.91 | 1430.66 |
| 1981 | 1430.83 | 1452.38 | 1442.95 | 1369.23 | 1297.00 | 1232.41 | 1175.31 | 1230.83 | 1168.91 | 1140.18 | 1081.85 | 1130.88 |
| 1982 | 1113.26 | 1087.71 | 1029.24 | 996.21 | 973.29 | 918.85 | 957.85 | 958.86 | 959.53 | 951.48 | 965.15 | 987.39 |
| 1983 | 1076.53 | 1230.46 | 1301.73 | 1363.57 | 1453.43 | 1465.58 | 1520.21 | 1603.67 | 1613.73 | 1566.26 | 1516.73 | 1549.34 |
| 1984 | 1548.91 | 1491.16 | 1455.76 | 1370.35 | 1289.14 | 1275.03 | 1162.81 | 1136.01 | 1012.17 | 1027.65 | 1154.66 | 1095.70 |
| 1985 | 1075.85 | 1097.90 | 1095.26 | 1108.92 | 1104.51 | 1031.76 | 1011.92 | 1018.53 | 985.47 | 970.03 | 950.19 | 1038.38 |
| 1986 | 1119.95 | 1115.54 | 1168.45 | 1164.04 | 1164.04 | 1183.88 | 1122.15 | 1128.77 | 1205.93 | 1161.83 | 1130.97 | 1130.97 |
| 1987 | 1170.65 | 1283.09 | 1369.07 | 1399.93 | 1410.96 | 1472.69 | 1653.47 | 1809.99 | 1746.06 | 1962.11 | 1679.92 | 1823.22 |
| 1988 | 2001.79 | 2138.48 | 2526.49 | 2508.86 | 2987.26 | 3578.10 | 2581.61 | 2700.66 | 2387.60 | 2308.24 | 2380.99 | 2458.15 |
| 1989 | 2398.63 | 2175.60 | 2074.55 | 2125.80 | 2259.00 | 1914.00 | 1756.00 | 1798.00 | 1718.00 | 1820.00 | 1736.00 | 1633.00 |
| 1990 | 1528.00 | 1454.00 | 1567.00 | 1526.00 | 1527.00 | 1566.00 | 1571.00 | 1782.00 | 2067.00 | 1946.00 | 1618.00 | 1522.00 |
| 1991 | 1515.00 | 1505.00 | 1496.00 | 1392.00 | 1299.95 | 1283.55 | 1297.55 | 1259.69 | 1212.10 | 1152.95 | 1134.93 | 1099.53 |
| 1992 | 1181.23 | 1270.75 | 1282.02 | 1317.13 | 1306.71 | 1275.27 | 1314.35 | 1305.55 | 1270.21 | 1180.84 | 1162.21 | 1209.02 |
| 1993 | 1208.10 | 1203.15 | 1150.48 | 1110.28 | 1125.42 | 1168.09 | 1203.18 | 1172.76 | 1116.91 | 1089.43 | 1040.02 | 1091.35 |
| 1994 | 1170.00 | 1270.53 | 1287.70 | 1277.29 | 1321.05 | 1402.36 | 1491.95 | 1457.07 | 1571.09 | 1694.26 | 1885.89 | 1878.38 |
| 1995 | 2059.36 | 1905.45 | 1799.98 | 1849.44 | 1765.48 | 1775.80 | 1867.28 | 1890.05 | 1761.72 | 1671.95 | 1655.93 | 1657.82 |
| 1996 | 1584.48 | 1594.57 | 1614.86 | 1587.40 | 1593.86 | 1485.75 | 1460.02 | 1466.79 | 1405.76 | 1336.02 | 1451.05 | 1500.98 |
| 1997 | 1575.14 | 1582.05 | 1631.18 | 1561.11 | 1625.45 | 1567.19 | 1591.59 | 1710.03 | 1611.62 | 1607.33 | 1598.32 | 1530.52 |
| 1998 | 1485.47 | 1465.18 | 1438.32 | 1417.55 | 1364.32 | 1305.52 | 1312.67 | 1310.55 | 1341.89 | 1303.70 | 1295.30 | 1250.39 |
| 1999 | 1219.40 | 1186.48 | 1179.86 | 1277.85 | 1323.13 | 1315.52 | 1403.36 | 1421.69 | 1492.07 | 1473.33 | 1472.43 | 1554.74 |
| 2000 | 1679.85 | 1679.43 | 1579.64 | 1458.75 | 1468.07 | 1509.37 | 1564.38 | 1530.33 | 1602.31 | 1501.25 | 1475.55 | 1569.06 |
| 2001 | 1619.88 | 1607.03 | 1512.17 | 1499.48 | 1542.39 | 1470.83 | 1418.62 | 1377.85 | 1346.00 | 1283.53 | 1334.45 | 1348.72 |
| 2002 | 1371.36 | 1371.08 | 1404.99 | 1370.39 | 1344.43 | 1356.93 | 1337.87 | 1293.36 | 1301.70 | 1311.46 | 1373.27 | 1375.86 |
| 2003 | 1379.29 | 1421.56 | 1386.55 | 1334.32 | 1400.42 | 1410.54 | 1440.90 | 1457.24 | 1416.60 | 1477.25 | 1511.60 | 1557.78 |
| 2004 | 1608.89 | 1685.23 | 1657.35 | 1731.68 | 1625.27 | 1682.04 | 1707.87 | 1692.10 | 1731.02 | 1830.37 | 1817.35 | 1852.92 |
| 2005 | 1836.21 | 1882.80 | 1987.52 | 1892.01 | 1741.45 | 1731.94 | 1783.26 | 1871.27 | 1837.69 | 1934.14 | 2056.97 | 2250.90 |
| 2006 | 2383.30 | 2453.38 | 2432.48 | 2623.86 | 2852.07 | 2490.95 | 2511.83 | 2461.55 | 2484.38 | 2657.15 | 2702.14 | 2823.67 |
| 2007 | 2799.06 | 2839.05 | 2757.08 | 2817.05 | 2804.60 | 2681.31 | 2738.09 | 2512.60 | 2394.96 | 2444.53 | ||