All Office Hallmarking Figures
	Month	Month		Variance		%
	Nov-12	Nov-13
Gold
999	7	270		263		3757.1
990	0	18		18		100.0
916	26,229	31,063		4,834		18.4
750	92,006	103,821		11,815		12.8
585	8,490	8,528		38		0.4
375	381,116	400,828		19,712		5.2
	507,848	544,528		36,680		7.2
Silver
999	2,981	2,331		-650		-21.8
958	534	2,031		1,497		280.3
925	607,432	623,179		15,747		2.6
800	18	3		-15		-83.3
	610,965	627,544		16,579		2.7
Platinum
999	0	1		1		100.0
950	19,082	22,962		3,880		20.3
900	11	12		1		9.1
850	5	3		-2		-40.0
	19,098	22,978		3,880		20.3
Palladium
999	20	0		-20		-100.0
950	5,988	6357		369		6.2
500	576	1447		871		151.2
	6,584	7804		1,220		18.5
	1,144,495	1,202,854		58,359		5.1

The total number of articles hallmarked across the four UK Assay Offices in November was up 5.1% compared to the same month in 2012. It is promising to see the number of gold articles up for the fourth consecutive month, an indication that the falling gold price is starting to have a positive impact on the number of gold articles submitted for hallmarking. The total number of gold articles hallmarked increased by 7.2% with uplifts across all carat standards. Silver was also up 2.7% and platinum and palladium also showing increases of 20.3% and 18.5% respectively. This information has been compiled by THE BIRMINGHAM ASSAY OFFICE.