Economy
Hallmarking figures slump 4.7% in June
Hallmarking figures fell across all major categories in June 2019, compared with the same period the previous year, with overall volumes decreasing by 4.7% according to figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office.
The number of gold pieces hallmarked decreased from 289,377 in June 2018 to 263,881 in 2019, down 8.8%. The total number of silver items hallmarked decreased marginally from 297,205 in 2018 to 297156 in June this year, and platinum totalled 25,97 in this month’s results, down from 27,695.
Palladium was also down by 36.7% to 3494 items hallmarked this year. Overall, the volumes decreased from 619,796 in 2018 to 590,510 in June 2019.
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| Month June -18 | Month June -19 | Variance | % | |
| Gold | ||||
| 999 | 56 | 246 | 190 | 393.3 |
| 990 | 74 | 0 | -74 | 100 |
| 916 | 36,622 | 32,248 | -4,363 | 11.9 |
| 750 | 67,797 | 61,177 | -6,620 | 9.8 |
| 585 | 11,976 | 11,791 | -185 | 1.5 |
| 375 | 172,863 | 158,419 | -14,444 | 8.4 |
| 289,377 | 263,881 | -25,496 | -8.8 | |
| Silver | ||||
| 999 | 1,600 | 1,264 | -336 | -21 |
| 958 | 753 | 3,662 | 2,909 | 386.3 |
| 925 | 294,840 | 292,206 | -2,634 | -0.9 |
| 800 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 100 |
| 297,205 | 297,156 | -49 | 0 | |
| Platinum | ||||
| 999 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 250 |
| 950 | 27,669 | 25,927 | -1,742 | 6.3 |
| 900 | 19 | 37 | 18 | 94.7 |
| 850 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 60 |
| 27,695 | 25,979 | -1,716 | -6.2 | |
| Palladium | ||||
| 999 | 5 | 1 | -4 | -80 |
| 950 | 4,484 | 2,230 | -2,254 | -50.3 |
| 500 | 1,030 | 1,263 | 233 | 22.6 |
| 5,519 | 3,494 | -2,025 | -36.7 | |
| Totals | 619,796 | 590,510 | -29,286 | -.4.7 |
