Friday, 16 January 2015

9ct gold hallmarking rises 23% in December figures

Hallmarking stayed strong in December 2014, with gold up 20.5% overall.

Hallmarking showed significant growth year-on-year in December 2014, according to new figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office.

Covering all four UK assay offices, 9ct gold showed the strongest rise with a 23% boost in December 2014 compared to December 2013. Silver continued to steadily climb with increases of 7.1%, while platinum also rose by 13% in what was a fantastic performance across all four alloys.

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