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The figures and trends that help you understand aluminium in Argentina.
International market, the dollar, construction, industry and foreign trade in one place.
Official data and identified sources · Last sync:
International aluminium fell (−6.8% in October); the wholesale dollar held steady over the last 30 days (+1.7%). Construction and industry are falling year on year; activity is broadly unchanged (August data).
Price of primary aluminium on the London Metal Exchange (LME), cash, monthly average in dollars per tonne. It is the world benchmark for the metal: ingot prices are formed from it and, adding a premium and processing, those of products.
USD 3,061/t
OCT 2026 · World BankUp to date
LME benchmark, monthly average published by the World Bank.
See detailsWholesale market reference exchange rate calculated by the BCRA (Communication A 3500). It is the dollar used by companies and foreign trade: aluminium is priced in dollars.
ARS 1,545.40
Retail dollar ARS 1,571.84 5 NOV 2026
5 NOV 2026 · BCRAUp to date
BCRA · Communication A 3500
See detailsSynthetic indicator of construction activity: it measures the use of building inputs. When it grows, demand for windows, façades and aluminium profiles grows.
146.9index
AUG 2026 · INDECNew figure due
See detailsINDEC manufacturing production index. Industry uses aluminium in machinery, vehicles, packaging and equipment: its activity anticipates demand.
119.3index
AUG 2026 · INDECNew figure dueLatest available figure
See detailsChange in the consumer price index, national general level. It lets you compare peso prices from different months.
1.7%monthly
AUG 2026 · INDECDelayed
See detailsDollars per tonne, London Metal Exchange monthly average published by the World Bank. It is not a real-time price.
Base 100: each series equals 100 in the first month of the period and shows how much it rose or fell from there. It lets you compare trends in data with different units; the series are never added or multiplied.
| Period | USD/t |
|---|---|
| October 2026 | 3,061 |
| September 2026 | 3,283 |
| August 2026 | 3,251 |
| July 2026 | 3,161 |
| June 2026 | 3,439 |
| May 2026 | 3,666 |
| April 2026 | 3,600 |
| March 2026 | 3,373 |
| February 2026 | 3,065 |
| January 2026 | 3,142 |
| December 2025 | 2,876 |
| November 2025 | 2,819 |
| October 2025 | 2,793 |
| September 2025 | 2,653 |
| August 2025 | 2,597 |
| July 2025 | 2,606 |
| June 2025 | 2,526 |
| May 2025 | 2,449 |
| April 2025 | 2,372 |
| March 2025 | 2,658 |
| February 2025 | 2,658 |
| January 2025 | 2,573 |
| December 2024 | 2,541 |
| November 2024 | 2,582 |
Source: World Bank, Commodity Price Data (Pink Sheet) · CC BY 4.0 · Download CSV
How construction and industry, the sectors that use the most aluminium, are doing.
y/y: against the same month a year earlier. m/m: against the previous month. p.p.: percentage points. Source: INDEC.
Chapter 76 · Aluminium and articles thereof · SEP 2026 · INDEC
USD 126.7 M
33,896 t · September 2026
USD 1,043.5 M so far this yearUp to date
USD 49.6 M
8,694 t · September 2026
USD 388.1 M so far this yearUp to date
USD 655.4 M
so far in 2026
FOB exports minus CIF imports, as in INDEC’s trade balance.
Last 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026. See every country
The latest aluminium market and foreign trade news, with their source.
Indices and rates for contracts, loans and construction budgets.
| Variable | Latest figure | 30 days | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UVA (purchasing value unit)Adjusts mortgage loans and many construction contracts. | 2,185.48 pesos | +1.7% | 08/11/2026 |
| CERUpdates debts and bonds for inflation. | 867.0007 coefficient | +1.8% | 08/11/2026 |
| Rental contracts index (ICL)Updates rents for contracts signed under Law 27,551. | 37.36 index | +1.7% | 08/11/2026 |
| BADLAR rate, private banksReference for the cost of borrowing in pesos. | 21.50 % a year | −0.6% | 04/11/2026 |
| TAMAR rate, private banksReference rate for wholesale deposits. | 23.56 % a year | −0.8% | 04/11/2026 |
| BCRA international reservesThe Central Bank’s dollar backing. | 50,298 USD million | +3.4% | 03/11/2026 |
| Expected inflation for the next 12 months (REM)Median of what the analysts surveyed by the BCRA expect. | 21.8 % | +3.3% | 31/10/2026 |
Source: BCRA, main variables
Dates from the INDEC release calendar; the World Bank date is estimated (first business days of the month).
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The price of primary aluminium on the London Metal Exchange (LME). Its latest monthly average published by the World Bank is USD 3,061 per tonne (October 2026).
By supply and demand for ingot on the LME. On top of that benchmark, each region adds a premium for freight, taxes and availability.
The London Metal Exchange, where aluminium, copper, zinc and other industrial metals are traded. Its cash price is the world benchmark.
Because the benchmark is for ingot. A profile adds the regional premium, the alloy, extrusion, the finish, freight and taxes.
Aluminium is priced in dollars, so the exchange rate weighs on local costs. The BCRA wholesale dollar (Communication A 3500) closed at ARS 1,545.40 on 5 November 2026; the dashboard shows it separately and never multiplies it by the international price.
INDEC’s ISAC showed −4.4% against the same month a year earlier in August 2026, and +0.8% year to date.
INDEC’s Synthetic Indicator of Construction Activity measures activity through shipments of key inputs: cement, steel, bricks, paints and others.
Manufacturing output, month by month: in August 2026 it changed −3.2% year on year. It has divisions such as basic metals, metal products and automotive.
In the dashboard’s Foreign trade section, from the official INDEC database: chapter 76 of the Mercosur nomenclature by month, heading and country. Confidential data is flagged, never estimated.
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What it brings and every issueReference information taken from official public sources, cited for each figure. It is not financial advice or a sales quote. International aluminium is a monthly average; the dollar and the BCRA variables are updated every business day.