Copper Imports Tumble to $3.4 billion

Copper Imports tumble 8.0% in August 2026 to $3.4 billion and up 97.9% from a year earlier. Import customs value combines transaction values, quantity, and product and origin mix, so this swing cannot be labeled demand, restocking, or tariff pull-forward without separate evidence.

• August 2026: $3.4 billion
• on the month: -8.0%
• on the year: +97.9%

The print sits 89% of the way up the archived range of $1.1 billion (November 2025) to $3.7 billion (July 2026), with the standing trend rising.

The year-over-year comparison is against August 2025, which printed $1.7 billion. Source: Census International Trade. The number above is the agency's published value, unrounded; the history and any later revisions stay queryable on the live data page.