Economy
Hallmarking falls 19.5% in September
The total number of pieces hallmarked during September 2020 decreased by 19.5% compared with the same month last year, according to the latest figures from the Birmingham Assay office.
Gold hallmarked pieces decreased 17.2% from 355,522 to 294,451 and silver items decreased 24.1% from 377, 587 to 286,401.
Palladium hallmarking also slumped by 83% from 3,123 pieces to 530 items hallmarked.
Platinum was the only metal to see an increase following a 22.4% surge from 26,383 pieces hallmarked to 32,297.
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Overall hallmarking in September decreased from 762,615 to 613,679 pieces.
| September 19 | Sep 20 | Variance | % | |
| Gold | ||||
| 999 | 145 | 112 | -33 | -22.8 |
| 990 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -33.3 |
| 916 | 29,246 | 28,258 | -988 | -3.4 |
| 750 | 70,477 | 59,627 | -10,850 | -15.4 |
| 585 | 9,959 | 18,055 | 8,096 | 81.3 |
| 375 | 254,692 | 188,397 | -57,295 | -23.3 |
| 255,522 | 294,451 | -61,071 | -17.2 | |
| Silver | ||||
| 999 | 2,255 | 1,879 | -376 | -16.7 |
| 958 | 874 | 966 | 92 | 10.5 |
| 925 | 374,448 | 283,544 | -90,904 | -24.3 |
| 800 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 377,587 | 286,401 | -91,186 | -24.1 | |
| Platinum | ||||
| 999 | 15 | 2 | -13 | -86.7 |
| 950 | 26,350 | 32,261 | 5,911 | 22.4 |
| 900 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 83.3 |
| 850 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 100 |
| 26,383 | 32,297 | 5,914 | 22.4 | |
| Palladium | ||||
| 999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 950 | 2,350 | 255 | 2,095 | -89.1 |
| 500 | 773 | 275 | -498 | -64.4 |
| 3,123 | 530 | -2,593 | -83 | |
| Totals | 762,615 | 613,679 | -148,936 | -19.5 |
