Figures compiled by Assay Office Birmingham reveal a 5.4% decrease in the number of articles hallmarked.
Hallmarking posts positive lift for first month of 2019
All metals apart from palladium witnessed an increase in articles hallmarked in January.
Hallmarking up in November as silver soars
The overall number of items hallmarked increased, with silver citing the greatest growth.
Hallmarking up in October as gold and platinum post double-digit growth
Latest figures reveal the overall number of items hallmarked last month increased.
Hallmarking falls in Q3 as silver and palladium suffer
Hallmarking figures compiled by Birmingham Assay Office have revealed the number of articles hallmarked in Q3 2018 fell by 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Palladium saw the biggest decline, with hallmarking down by 30.2%. Silver also posted a dip (18.1%), while gold and platinum numbers increased by 6.9% and 13.3% respectively. The…
Hallmarking dips in August as palladium suffers steep decline
Figures compiled by Assay Office Birmingham for August 2018 show a decrease in items hallmarked compared to the same period last year. Overall, the number of units hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices in August 2018 was down by 2.3%. While gold and platinum experienced growth of 2.9% and 29.3% respectively, silver and palladium suffered. Silver…
Hallmarking dips in August as palladium suffers steep decline
Figures compiled by Assay Office Birmingham for August 2018 show a decrease in items hallmarked compared to the same period last year. Overall, the number of units hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices in August 2018 was down by 2.3%. While gold and platinum experienced growth of 2.9% and 29.3% respectively, silver and palladium suffered. Silver…
Hallmarking down 11% in May as all metals suffer
Hallmarking figures compiled by Assay Office Birmingham for May 2018 show a decrease in items assayed across all metals compared to the same period in 2017. Overall, the number of units hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices in May 2018 was down by 11.3% compared to last year. The amount of articles hallmarked dipped for…
Hallmarking down 3% in April 2018 as silver takes hit
Figures compiled by Assay Office Birmingham for April 2018 show a decrease in items hallmarked compared to the same period last year. Overall, the number of units hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices in April 2018 was down by 3%. Gold and platinum actually posted double digit growth of 12.1% and 10.9% respectively, but the number…
Silver boosts Q1 hallmarking figures
Figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office show hallmarking climbed by 6.7% in Q1 2018 due to an uplift in silver articles. Silver was the only metal to report a rise, up 16.4% compared to last year, while gold, platinum and palladium all cited a dip. Palladium suffered the steepest drop of 23.9%, followed by…
