Perth Mint's August gold sales rise, silver drops 30% m/m
Sept 6 (Reuters) -Perth Mint's gold product sales edged up in August, while silver sales slid over 30% on a monthly basis, the refiner said on Friday.
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT
Perth Mint, owned by the government of Western Australia, is the world's largest producer of newly mined gold. It is also the biggest refiner by volume in Australasia, according to the company's website.
Its intake each year equates to almost 75% of newly mined gold in Australia, one of the world's biggest gold producers.
BY THE NUMBERS
Sales of gold coins and minted bars in August increased 2% from the previous month to 25,884 ounces, the highest level since April. However, they were down by 26% compared withlast year.
Silver product sales dropped 31% month-on-month to 647,382 ounces, the lowest level since June. It posted an 18% fall from last year.
KEY QUOTE
"Mints have always been subject to the ebbs and flows of market demand for precious metals," said Neil Vance, Perth Mint's general manager of minted products.
"It was unusual to experience the volume of sales we did for the length of time we did but it does appear we are returning to the market normal we’ve seen in previous years."
CONTEXT
Spot gold XAU= prices gained more than 2% last month and had scaled a record high of $2,531.60 on Aug. 20. While silver XAG= prices slipped by 0.7% in August. GOL/
The precious metal has surged by 22% so far this year, poised for its biggest annual growth since 2020, bolstered by expectations of impending U.S. interest rate cuts, heightened safe-haven appeal amidst geopolitical and economic uncertainties, and robust purchases by central banks.
The following table details Perth Mint's monthly sales including coins and minted bars:
Period (year-month) | Gold (oz) | Silver (oz) |
2024-August | 25,884 | 647,382 |
2024-July | 25,475 | 939,473 |
2024-June | 22,520 | 491,946 |
2024-May | 23,238 | 796,934 |
2024-April | 33,387 | 684,735 |
2024-March | 16,442 | 860,672 |
2024-Feb | 47,086 | 1,006,852 |
2024-Jan | 24,651 | 769,326 |
2023-Dec | 36,297 | 681,490 |
2023-Nov | 53,520 | 672,623 |
2023-Oct | 42,302 | 1,073,553 |
2023-Sept | 36,530 | 1,116,779 |
2023-August | 34,875 | 792,503 |
2023-July | 44,009 | 863,485 |
2023-June | 73,124 | 1,326,011 |
2023-May | 72,889 | 1,881,001 |
2023-April | 75,166 | 1,947,743 |
2023-March | 80,541 | 1,823,096 |
2023-Feb | 52,241 | 1,484,936 |
2023-Jan | 64,395 | 1,233,344 |
2022-Dec | 60,634 | 1,634,751 |
2022-Nov | 114,304 | 1,315,293 |
2022-Oct | 183,102 | 1,995,350 |
2022-Sept | 88,554 | 2,579,941 |
2022-Aug | 84,976 | 1,655,334 |
2022-July | 79,305 | 2,465,513 |
2022-June | 65,281 | 1,523,765 |
2022-May | 98,515 | 2,217,582 |
2022-April | 80,941 | 2,119,491 |
2022-March | 121,997 | 1,649,634 |
2022-Feb | 72,651 | 1,632,323 |
2022-Jan | 66,709 | 2,387,165 |
2021-Dec | 54,861 | 1,733,293 |
2021-Nov | 115,872 | 1,530,598 |
2021-Oct | 59,750 | 1,352,275 |
2021-Sept | 98,753 | 1,789,926 |
2021-August | 53,976 | 1,467,229 |
2021-July | 70,658 | 1,302,723 |
2021-June | 72,910 | 1,823,029 |
2021-May | 91,146 | 1,700,807 |
2021-April | 101,379 | 1,798,210 |
2021-March | 130,000 | 1,600,000 |
2021-Feb | 124,104 | 1,830,707 |
2021-Jan | 76,103 | 1,162,884 |
2020-Dec | 76,806 | 941,767 |
2020-Nov | 84,158 | 1,119,269 |
2020-Oct | 38,367 | 1,228,713 |
2020-Sept | 62,637 | 1,677,383 |
2020-Aug | 67,462 | 1,431,036 |
2020-July | 56,104 | 1,567,900 |
2020-June | 44,371 | 1,573,752 |
2020-May | 63,393 | 997,171 |
2020-April | 120,504 | 2,123,121 |
2020-March | 93,775 | 1,736,409 |
2020-Feb | 22,921 | 605,634 |
2020-Jan | 48,299 | 1,450,317 |
2019-Dec | 78,912 | 1,361,723 |
2019-Nov | 54,261 | 1,027,695 |
2019-Oct | 32,469 | 1,394,615 |
2019-Sept | 46,837 | 1,350,038 |
2019-Aug | 21,766 | 1,171,233 |
2019-July | 21,518 | 987,040 |
2019-June | 19,449 | 344,474 |
2019-May | 10,790 | 681,582 |
2019-April | 19,991 | 906,219 |
2019-March | 32,757 | 935,819 |
2019-Feb | 19,524 | 584,310 |
2019-Jan | 31,189 | 828,854 |
2018-Dec | 29,186 | 692,971 |
2018-Nov | 64,308 | 876,446 |
2018-Oct | 36,840 | 1,079,684 |
2018-Sept | 62,552 | 1,305,600 |
2018-Aug | 38,904 | 520,245 |
2018-July | 29,921 | 486,821 |
2018-June | 16,847 | 229,280 |
2018-May | 14,800 | 557,120 |
2018-April | 15,161 | 458,655 |
2018-March | 29,883 | 975,921 |
2018-Feb | 26,473 | 992,954 |
2018-Jan | 37,174 | 1,067,361 |
2017-Dec | 27,009 | 874,437 |
2017-Nov | 23,901 | 544,436 |
2017-Oct | 44,618 | 999,425 |
2017-Sept | 46,415 | 697,849 |
2017-Aug | 23,130 | 392,091 |
2017-July | 23,675 | 1,167,963 |
2017-June | 19,259 | 1,215,071 |
2017-May | 29,679 | 826,656 |
2017-April | 10,490 | 468,977 |
2017-March | 22,232 | 716,283 |
2017-Feb | 25,257 | 502,353 |
2017-Jan | 72,745 | 1,230,867 |
Reporting by Sherin Elizabeth Varghese in Bengaluru
Editing by Marguerita Choy
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