Jewellery Focus May 2019 | Page 6

DATA Monthly Hallmarking Figures UK Retail Footfall YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE GOLD Month Month Variance % MAR-18 MAR-19 MARCH 2019 VS MARCH 2018 999 74 367 293 395.9 SCOTLAND & N. IRELAND 4.9% 990 2 NORTHERN ENGLAND 2.1% 1 -1 -50 916 37,768 37,561 -207 -0.5 750 57,053 68,158 11,105 19.5 585 12,508 16,294 3,786 30.3 375 212,744 212,328 -416 -0.2 320,149 334,709 14,560 4.5 SILVER 999 2,110 1,388 -722 -34.2 958 1,018 550 -468 -46 925 318,779 323,142 4,363 800 3 1.4 13 10 333.3 321,910 325,093 3,183 1 THE MIDLANDS 3.4% SW ENGLAND & WALES -2.4% LONDON & SOUTH EAST 0.4% UK OVERALL 1.6% MONTH-ON-MONTH CHANGE MARCH 2019 VS FEBRUARY 2019 SCOTLAND & N. IRELAND 0.1% NORTHERN ENGLAND -2.5% THE MIDLANDS 3.0% SW ENGLAND & WALES 0.9% PLATINUM LONDON & SOUTH EAST -1.1% 999 2 950 1 -1 -50 22,784 27,462 4,678 20.5 UK AVERAGE 4.4% 900 65 50 -15 -23.1 850 6 11 5 22,857 27,524 4,667 83.3 20.4 FORECAST FOR THIS MONTH APRIL 2019 VS MARCH 2019 PALLADIUM SCOTLAND & N. IRELAND -1.7% 999 0 1 1 0 NORTHERN ENGLAND -1.3% 950 THE MIDLANDS 0.9% 4,907 2,780 -2,127 -43.3 500 568 677 109 19.2 SW ENGLAND & WALES 2.9% -36.8 LONDON & SOUTH EAST -0.3% 3 UK AVERAGE 9.5% 5,475 3,458 -2,017 TOTAL 670,391 690,784 20,393 Data supplied by Ipsos This information has been compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office. Latest available statistics Metal Prices £/Unit Scrap Metal £/Unit Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 Sterling Silver £/Kg 361.90 346.20 342.76 % Change last month -1% Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 Sterling Silver £/Kg 339.79 325.05 321.82 % Change last month -1% Gold £/g 32.67 31.74 31.71 0% 9ct Gold £/g 11.82 11.49 11.48 0% Palladium £/g 35.58 37.75 34.13 -6% 14ct Gold £/g 18.44 17.92 17.90 0% Platinum £/g 20.18 20.55 21.81 6% 18ct Gold £/g 23.65 22.97 22.95 0% Rhodium £/g 65.02 76.89 74.35 -3% 22ct Gold £/g 28.88 28.06 28.03 0% Platinum (95%) £/g 16.29 16.59 17.61 6% Iridium £/g 36.78 36.23 36.62 1% Ruthenium £/g 6.71 6.61 6.61 0% 6 MAY 2019 | WWW.JEWELLERYFOCUS.CO.UK Data supplied courtesy of Cookson Precious Metals. www.cooksongold.com.