Lithium increased 10,500 points or 22.58% since the beginning of 2021, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity.

Lithium reached an all time high of 171000 yuan per metric tonne in October of 2017, according to spot prices for lithium carbonate traded in China. Lithium - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on January of 2021.

Lithium is expected to trade at 56048.10 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 53289.30 in 12 months time.

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Lithium
Trading Economics provides Lithium pricing based on spot prices for Lithium Carbonate, 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, traded in China. Lithium is a silver-white light metal. Lithium hydroxide is used in batteries for electrical vehicles and mobile phones. Lithium hydroxide is produced from a chemical reaction between lithium carbonate and calcium hydroxide. The biggest lithium producers are Australia, Chile, Argentina and China . The largest lithium importers are China, Japan, South Korea and the United States.
Energy Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
Crude Oil
USD/Bbl
 52.5400 0.59 -1.11% 0.34% 9.19% 8.29% Jan/22
Brent
USD/Bbl
 55.5600 0.54 -0.96% 0.83% 8.52% 7.26% Jan/22
Natural gas
USD/MMBtu
2.4400 0.05 -2.01% -10.85% -6.44% -3.90% Jan/22
Gasoline
USD/Gal
 1.5447 0.00 -0.21% 1.07% 11.77% 9.55% Jan/22
Heating oil
USD/Gal
 1.5832 0.02 -1.09% -0.61% 5.72% 6.68% Jan/22
Ethanol
USD/Gal
 1.6000 0.03 -1.84% -1.84% 20.75% 11.65% Jan/21
Naphtha
USD/T
 500.86 1.00 0.20% -0.60% 16.88% 15.75% Jan/21
Propane
USD/Gal
 0.86 0.00 -0.16% -5.81% 35.75% 33.59% Jan/21
Uranium
USD/Lbs
 30.4000 0.05 -0.16% -0.65% 0.33% -0.98% Jan/21

Metals Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
Gold
USD/t.oz
 1,856.41 13.50 -0.72% 1.63% -0.84% -2.11% Jan/22
Silver
USD/t.oz
 25.507 0.44 -1.69% 3.12% -0.09% -3.23% Jan/22
Platinum
USD/t.oz
 1,103.54 23.04 -2.05% 2.81% 8.76% 3.53% Jan/22

Agricultural Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
Soybeans
USd/Bu
 1,341.2500 32.00 -2.33% -5.35% 6.41% 1.88% Jan/22
Wheat
USd/Bu
 640.7500 20.00 -3.03% -5.14% 1.75% 0.04% Jan/22
Palm Oil
MYR/T
 3,245.00 39.00 -1.19% -5.20% -8.20% -9.86% Jan/22
Cheese
USD/Lbs
 1.6650 0.00 0.06% -0.42% 1.90% 1.15% Jan/22
Milk
USD/CWT
 16.18 0.03 0.19% -0.31% 3.25% 2.41% Jan/22
Rubber
JPY/Kg
 338.00 0.00 0.00% 12.29% 15.75% 25.74% Jan/22
Orange Juice
USd/Lbs
 116.50 1.40 -1.19% -4.39% -1.23% -5.48% Jan/22
Coffee
USd/Lbs
 124.25 2.20 -1.74% -3.04% -0.24% -3.12% Jan/22
Lumber
USD/1000 board feet
 796.00 48.00 6.42% -0.51% -8.42% -8.83% Jan/22
Oat
USd/Bu
 356.2500 4.25 -1.18% -2.66% 5.95% -1.25% Jan/22
Wool
AUD/100Kg
 1,202.00 12.00 1.01% 2.56% 2.65% 2.65% Jan/21
Cotton
USd/Lbs
 81.85 0.72 -0.87% 1.43% 7.50% 4.77% Jan/22
Cocoa
USD/T
2,534.00 16.00 -0.63% 0.28% -0.90% -2.65% Jan/22
Rice
USD/cwt
 13.2150 0.03 -0.23% 0.76% 6.66% 7.97% Jan/22
Canola
CAD/T
 656.00 1.00 -0.15% -4.62% 5.15% 4.21% Jan/22
Sugar
USd/Lbs
 15.84 0.21 -1.31% -3.71% 6.81% 2.26% Jan/22
Tea
USD/Kgs
 3.13 0.22 7.56% 7.56% 6.10% 9.06% Jan/21
Corn
USd/BU
 511.2500 13.00 -2.48% -3.81% 14.31% 5.63% Jan/22

Livestock Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
Beef
BRL/Kg
 19.16 0.07 0.37% 1.16% 13.44% 5.62% Jan/21
Feeder Cattle
USd/Lbs
 137.3000 1.43 1.05% 2.02% -2.12% -1.19% Jan/22
Live Cattle
USd/Lbs
 116.3500 2.25 1.97% 3.17% 3.95% 1.15% Jan/22
Lean Hogs
USd/Lbs
 69.3500 1.25 1.84% 2.10% 2.21% -1.32% Jan/22
Poultry
BRL/Kgs
 6.16 0.00 0.00% -0.81% 5.84% 2.50% Jan/21

Industrial Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
Copper
USD/Lbs
 3.6375 0.02 -0.47% 1.00% 2.62% 3.40% Jan/22
Lithium
CNY/T
 57,000.00 0.00 0.00% 5.56% 23.91% 22.58% Jan/22
Bitumen
CNY/T
 2,566.00 56.00 -2.14% -1.31% 5.68% 7.72% Jan/22
Steel
CNY/T
 4,229.00 49.00 1.17% 1.54% -4.80% 0.38% Jan/21
Coal
USD/T
 84.97 0.15 0.18% -3.44% 0.83% 4.62% Jan/21
Palladium
USD/t.oz
 2,356.04 6.20 -0.26% -1.13% 1.40% -3.74% Jan/22
Cobalt
USD/T
 38,520.00 1,000.00 2.67% 1.36% 19.63% 19.66% Jan/21
Lead
USD/T
 2,020.55 4.86 -0.24% 0.39% 4.26% 2.27% Jan/21
Aluminum
USD/T
 1,977.75 21.25 -1.06% -0.28% -1.27% -0.15% Jan/22
Tin
USD/T
 21,830.00 240.00 -1.09% 3.35% 9.03% 7.46% Jan/22
Zinc
USD/T
 2,675.25 33.25 -1.23% -0.34% -5.28% -2.75% Jan/22
Nickel
USD/T
 18,349.50 178.00 0.98% 0.58% 10.90% 10.85% Jan/21
Molybdenum
USD/Kg
 25.00 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 6.38% 6.38% Jan/21
Iron Ore
USD/T
 169.50 0.50 0.30% -0.29% 3.04% 6.94% Jan/21
Soda Ash
CNY/T
 1,350.00 0.00 0.00% 0.75% -0.74% 0.75% Jan/22
Neodymium
CNY/T
 700,000.00 15,000.00 2.19% 5.26% 16.18% 12.45% Jan/21
Iron Ore 62% fe
USD/T
 169.8200 0.16 -0.09% -0.09% 9.92% 8.97% Jan/22
Rhodium
USD/t oz.
 21,700.00 200.00 -0.91% 6.90% 30.33% 27.65% Jan/21
Manganese
CNY/T
 31.25 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 7.76% 0.00% Jan/21

Index Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
CRB Index
Index Points
 186.13 0.02 0.01% -0.91% 7.07% 4.40% Jan/21
LME Index
Index Points
 3,522.50 3.80 0.11% -0.14% 3.23% 3.16% Jan/21
S&P GSCI
Index Points
 2,086.05 1.42 -0.07% -0.82% 8.37% 5.52% Jan/21