Assay Office Birmingham has compiled the latest UK Hallmarking figures for the month of  April 2016 v April 2015. Please find the figures listed below: All Office Hallmarking Figures for April 2016 Month Month Variance % Apr-15 Apr-16 Gold 999 71 77 6 8.5 990 81 0 -81 0.0 916 47,414 35,848 -11,566 -24.4 750 77,642 71,375 -6,267 -8.1 585 10,369 10,790 421 4.1 375 267,326 309,547 42,221 15.8 402,903 427,637 24,734 6.1 Silver 999 1,403 1,781 378 26.9 958 1,003 828 -175 -17.4 925 367,524 324,387 -43,137 -11.7 800 199 75 -124 -62.3 370,129 327,071 -43,058 -11.6 Platinum 999 0 0 0 0.0 950 27,218 25,523 -1,695 -6.2 900 14 11 -3 -21.4 850 17 1 -16 -94.1 27,249 25,535 -1,714 -6.3 Palladium 999 0 0 0 0.0 950 8,471 8339 -132 -1.6 500 2,079 2012 -67 -3.2 10,550 10,351 -199 -1.9 810,831 790,594 -20,237 -2.5 This information has been compiled by ASSAY OFFICE BIRMINGHAM.

Month Month   Variance % Mar-15 Mar-16 Gold 999 25 32 7 28.0 990 2 0 -2 -100.0 916 54,033 39,852 -14,181 -26.2 750 60,633 65,807 5,174 8.5 585 6,380 6,262 -118 -1.8 375 232,639 270,881 38,242 16.4 353,712 382,834   29,122   8.2 Silver 999 1,357 1,324 -33 -2.4 958 1,486 1,157 -329 -22.1 925 315,205 321,531 6,326 2.0 800 183 28 -155 -84.7 318,231 324,040 5,809 1.8 Platinum 999 0 5 5 100.0 950 23,089 25,526 2,437 10.6 900 66 61 -5 -7.6 850 15 10 -5 -33.3 23,170 25,602 2,432 10.5           Palladium 999 0 0 0 0.0 950 6,564 7,157 593 9.0 500 1,048 1,343 295 28.1   7,612 8,500 888 11.7 702,725 740,976   38,251   5.4     All Office Hallmarking Figures for Q1 March 2016 Articles for the Quarter March 2016   Quarter Quarter   Variance % Mar-15 Mar-16 Gold 999 284 189 -95 -33.5 990 2 0 -2 -100.0 916 121,301 129,124 7,823 6.4 750 187,909 182,155 -5,754 -3.1 585 17,961 24,314 6,353 35.4 375 738,797 758,169 19,372 2.6 1,066,254 1,093,951   27,697   2.6 Silver 999 3,349 4,207 858 25.6 958 3,863 2,783 -1,080 -28.0 925 1,039,613 987,396 -52,217 -5.0 800 256 192 -64 -25.0 1,047,081 994,578   -52,503   -5.0 Platinum 999 25 5 -20 -80.0 950 64,570 71,328 6,758 10.5 900 90 70 -20 -22.2 850 26 14 -12 -46.2 64,711 71,417   6,706   10.4           Palladium 999 1 3 2 200.0 950 23,195 19,081 -4,114 -17.7 500 4,148 3,329 -819 -19.7   27,344 22,413 -4,931 -18.0 2,205,390 2,182,359   -23,031   -1.0 This information has been compiled by ASSAY OFFICE BIRMINGHAM.

  Assay Office Birmingham has compiled the latest UK Hallmarking figures for the month of February 2016 v February 2015.Please find the figures listed below: All Office Hallmarking Figures for February 2016                                   Articles for the month of Feb 16         Month           Month       Variance                 %         Feb-15          Feb-16            Gold 999 113 150 37 32.7 990 0 0 0 0.0 916 34,582 50,191 15,609 45.1 750 67,524 66,287 -1,237 -1.8 585 7,513 9,990 2,477 33.0 375 263,930 276,550 12,620 4.8 373,662 403,168   29,506   7.9                            Silver  999 1,168 1,924 756 64.7 958 1,128 623 -505 -44.8 925 354,982 329,861 -25,121 -7.1 800 38 107 69 181.6 357,316 332,515 -24,801 -6.9     Platinum 999 25 0 -25 -100.0 950 20,327 23,975 3,648 17.9 900 24 7 -17 100.0 850 9 3 -6 -66.7 20,385 23,985 3,600 17.7              Palladium 999 0 3 3 100.0 950 8,001 5971 -2,030 -25.4 500 976 668 -308 -31.6   8,977 6642 -2,335 -26.0 760,340 766,310   5,970   0.8 This information has been compiled by ASSAY OFFICE BIRMINGHAM.

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All Office Hallmarking Figures for January 2016 Articles for the month of Jan 16   Month Month Variance % Jan-15 Jan-16 Gold 999 146 7 -139 -95.2 990 0 0 0 0.0 916 32,686 39,081 6,395 19.6 750 59,752 50,061 -9,691 -16.2 585 4,068 8,062 3,994 98.2 375 242,228 210,738 -31,490 -13.0 338,880 307,949 -30,931 -9.1 Silver 999 824 959 135 16.4 958 1,249 1,003 -246 -19.7 925 369,426 336,004 -33,422 -9.0 800 35 57 22 62.9 371,534 338,023 -33,511 -9.0 Platinum 999 0 0 0 0.0 950 21,154 21,827 673 3.2 900 0 2 2 100.0 850 2 1 -1 -50.0 21,156 21,830 674 3.2 Palladium 999 1 0 -1 -100.0 950 8,630 5953 -2,677 -31.0 500 2,124 1318 -806 -37.9 10,755 7271 -3,484 -32.4 742,325 675,073 -67,252 -9.1 This information has been compiled by ASSAY OFFICE BIRMINGHAM.    

UK Hallmarking Figures for December 2015 & Year 2015 Assay Office Birmingham has compiled the latest UK Hallmarking figures for the month of December 2015 v December 2014 and also for the year 2015 as a whole.Please find the figures listed below: All Office Hallmarking Figures for December 2015 Articles for the month of Dec 15 Month Month   Variance % Dec-14 Dec-15 Gold 999 41 27 -14 -34.1 990 0 29 29 100.0 916 29,766 29,500 -266 -0.9 750 83,089 77,514 -5,575 -6.7 585 7,394 8,928 1,534 20.7 375 330,690 320,455 -10,235 -3.1 450,980 436,453   -14,527   -3.2 Silver 999 1,013 758 -255 -25.2 958 352 1,210 858 243.8 925 457,731 458,901 1,170 0.3 800 50 58 8 16.0 459,146 460,927   1,781   0.4 Platinum 999 1 1 0 0.0 950 18,712 22,636 3,924 21.0 900 7 1 -6 -85.7 850 130 3 -127 -97.7 18,850 22,641   3,791   20.1           Palladium 999 0 0 0 0.0 950 5,451 5741 290 5.3 500 1,094 445 -649 -59.3   6,545 6186 -359 -5.5 935,521 926,207   -9,314   -1.0  All Office Hallmarking Figures for Year 2015 Articles for the Year 2015 Year Year   Variance % Dec-14 Dec-15 Gold 999 699 784 85 12.2 990 33 132 99 300.0 916 461,828 512,270 50,442 10.9 750 881,685 896,952 15,267 1.7 585 87,526 97,618 10,092 11.5 375 3,596,520 3,642,448 45,928 1.3 5,028,291 5,150,204   121,913   2.4 Silver 999 19,498 18,703 -795 -4.1 958 8,913 14,728 5,815 65.2 925 4,976,270 4,927,677 -48,593 -1.0 800 635 5,487 4,852 764.1 5,005,316 4,966,595 -38,721 -0.8 Platinum 999 20 42 22 110.0 950 254,963 279,437 24,474 9.6 900 219 253 34 15.5 850 717 156 -561 -78.2 255,919 279,888 23,969 9.4           Palladium 999 0 575 575 100.0 950 86,499 82235 -4,264 -4.9 500 19,211 15858 -3,353 -17.5   105,710        98,668 -7,042 -6.7 10,395,236 10,495,355   100,119   1.0 This information has been compiled by ASSAY OFFICE BIRMINGHAM.    

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An encouraging set of hallmarking figures in September with the number of units hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices up 5.3% on Sept 2014. Gold articles hallmarked were up 5.6%, Silver articles up 5.0% and Platinum up 10.6%. Conversely, Palladium articles hallmarked were down 11.3%. Hallmarking figures provided by the four UK Assay Offices and compiled by Assay Office Birmingham.