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Month

Month

Variance

%

Jan-14

Jan-15

Gold
999

45

146

101

224.4

990

0

0

0

0.0

916

37,306

32,686

-4,620

-12.4

750

55,278

59,752

4,474

8.1

585

5,785

4,068

-1,717

-29.7

375

244,137

242,228

-1,909

-0.8

342,551

338,880

-3,671

-1.1

Silver
999

382

824

442

115.7

958

602

1,249

647

107.5

925

431,799

369,426

-62,373

-14.4

800

3

35

32

1066.7

432,786

371,534

-61,252

-14.2

Platinum
999

0

0

0

0.0

950

19,250

21,154

1,904

9.9

900

9

0

-9

-100.0

850

0

2

2

100.0

19,259

21,156

1,897

9.8

Palladium
999 -

1

1

100.0

950

8,178

8630

452

5.5

500

975

2124

1,149

117.8

9,153

10755

1,602

17.5

0

0

803,749

742,325

-61,424

-7.6

The total number of articles hallmarked across the four UK Assay Offices in January 2015 was down 7.6% against the same month the previous year. 9ct gold, where most of the growth has been in recent months, was flat against last year. Sterling Silver articles hallmarked in January were down 14.4%, whilst there was an uplift in the number of platinum and palladium articles – increases of 9.8% and 17.5% respectively. This information has been compiled by ASSAY OFFICE BIRMINGHAM.