Market Data Tables
Data tables contain estimates of supply and demand
Data for platinum begins in 1975, for palladium in 1980 and for rhodium in 1985. Data is available in oz troy and metric tonnes.
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For a definition of supply and demand categories please read the notes to tables at the foot of this page.
Platinum Supply and Demand
Palladium Supply and Demand
Rhodium Supply and Demand
Notes to tables
1. Supplies are estimates of sales by the mines of primary platinum group metals.
2. With the exception of the autocatalyst sector, demand estimates are net figures, demand in each sector being total purchases by consumers less any sales back to the market. Thus, annual totals represent the amount of primary platinum group metals that are acquired by consumers in a particular year.
3. From 1993, demand numbers for Europe include an estimate of net consumption in the former COMECON countries of eastern Europe. From 1996, consumption in China is incorporated into our figures for the Rest of the World region. The CIS is excluded from our demand estimates.
4. Movements in stocks in a given year reflect changes in stocks held by fabricators, dealers, banks and depositories but excluding stocks held by primary refiners and final consumers. A positive figure indicates an increase in stocks; a negative figure indicates a rundown in stocks.
5. Gross autocatalyst demand is purchases of platinum group metals by the auto industry for manufacture of catalytic converters. Autocatalyst recovery is platinum group metals recovered from scrapped catalytic converters and is allocated to the region in which the converter was scrapped.
6. Investment: small refers to the long-term holding of platinum in the form of coins, and bars weighing 10 oz or less. Investment: large is in the form of 500 g and 1 kg bars in Japan and includes platinum held on account for subscribers to accumulation plans.