The total number of articles hallmarked across the four UK Assay Offices in November 2014 showed a 7.8% decline this month against November 2013. Despite the overall downturn, 9ct gold remained positive showing a growth in the number of units hallmarked of 7%. Overall the number of gold articles (all carat standards) went up by 4%. Silver articles hallmarked went down by 17% with Platinum and Palladium also showing a decline against last year of 7.6% and 23% respectively.

	Month	Month		Variance		%
	Nov-13	Nov-14
Gold
999	270	45		-225		-83.3
990	18	3		-15		-83.3
916	31,063	37,630		6,567		21.1
750	103,821	92,956		-10,865		-10.5
585	8,528	6,774		-1,754		-20.6
375	400,828	428,936		28,108		7.0
	544,528	566,344		21,816		4.0
Silver
999	2,331	2,084		-247		-10.6
958	2,031	900		-1,131		-55.7
925	623,179	512,563		-110,616		-17.8
800	3	48		45		1500.0
	627,544	515,595		-111,949		-17.8
Platinum
999	1	14		13		1300.0
950	22,962	20,662		-2,300		-10.0
900	12	31		19		158.3
850	3	531		528		17600.0
	22,978	21,238		-1,740		-7.6
Palladium
999	-	0		0		0.0
950	6,357	4724		-1,633		-25.7
500	1,447	1285		-162		-11.2
	7,804	6009		-1,795		-23.0
	1,202,854	1,109,186		-93,668		-7.8

This information has been compiled by ASSAY OFFICE BIRMINGHAM.