“The gold-silver ratio is ridiculously high and is not sustainable, it’s just a question of when the ratio comes down.” While consumer demand for silver was solid last year, industrial demand, which makes up 50% of the silver market, was slightly down, falling 1% to 578.6 million ounces last year. Industrial demand is near all-time record levels. And headed higher this year. You’ve probably read articles about “weak” demand for physical metal. That’s true, but the rest of the world hasn’t let go of their investment in silver. Demand for all silver exchange-traded products hit an all-time high last year.

25 Jan 2019 Owning silver has many sides -- industrial usage, jewellery, trade war, the Looking at the long-term weekly chart of silver, it has been going  29 Mar 2019 The supply side looks dismal while demand remains strong. This could ( Source: “Silver Mineral Industry Surveys,” U.S. Geological Survey, last accessed March 27, 2019.) These 3 Charts Say Silver Prices Could Skyrocket  2 May 2018 Well, I've got a series of charts for you that point to a silver trend that is so entrenched in There are a number of precious metals consultancies in the industry, but I've What most investors hear is that silver demand is down. 12 Feb 2020 Higher Silver Prices Projected This Year, Supported by Expanded Physical Investment and Industrial Demand.

26 Feb 2020 In the second part of the Silver Series, we show that the supply and demand fundamentals are shaping up for a perfect storm in silver prices.

9 Oct 2012 Casey Chart: Silver Demand from Solar Panel Industry. (Click to enlarge). The largest end-user of solar panels is Germany, though that's  But even so, that is a new global sink for silver of 3.8% per year, and that includes China and Japan only. three years, the solar industry could potentially have a big impact in the silver market. Here are a couple charts. Industrial Silver Demand. A dip of 1 percent in industrial silver demand last year signaled slowing growth in the global economy, indicated the Silver Institute and Thomson Reuters. Contrasting sharply with the 4 percent increase in industrial silver demand in 2017, the pullback reflected the sluggish growth in the world’s second largest The Silver Institute provides leading research on silver supply and demand, including current and yearly data on silver demand, pricing, and production. See attached chart! Material and statistics in this section were adapted in part from the Silver Institute’s World Silver Survey 2019. PRIVACY POLICY;

11 Apr 2019 NEW: Live Prices, News, Base Metals, Mining, Crypto, Charts & Data However, despite strong demand and falling mine supply, silver prices While consumer demand for silver was solid last year, industrial demand, which 

17 Jul 2013 Silver, along with gold, has been prized by humanity since ancient times. Annual total demand for silver (Kitco.com) Dr. David Tilley has a wealth of experience in the minerals industry, More Metal Prices and Charts. 9 Oct 2012 Casey Chart: Silver Demand from Solar Panel Industry. (Click to enlarge). The largest end-user of solar panels is Germany, though that's  But even so, that is a new global sink for silver of 3.8% per year, and that includes China and Japan only. three years, the solar industry could potentially have a big impact in the silver market. Here are a couple charts. Industrial Silver Demand. A dip of 1 percent in industrial silver demand last year signaled slowing growth in the global economy, indicated the Silver Institute and Thomson Reuters. Contrasting sharply with the 4 percent increase in industrial silver demand in 2017, the pullback reflected the sluggish growth in the world’s second largest The Silver Institute provides leading research on silver supply and demand, including current and yearly data on silver demand, pricing, and production. See attached chart! Material and statistics in this section were adapted in part from the Silver Institute’s World Silver Survey 2019. PRIVACY POLICY;

11 Apr 2019 NEW: Live Prices, News, Base Metals, Mining, Crypto, Charts & Data However, despite strong demand and falling mine supply, silver prices While consumer demand for silver was solid last year, industrial demand, which 

The current demand for silver is for industrial applications and investment purposes, including bullion coins and exchange traded products. There continues to  20 Sep 2019 Here is what its historical price chart from 1970 to 2019 looks like: Besides, increased industrial demand for silver is rapidly depleting the  28 Oct 2019 Industrial application accounts for about 56% of total silver demand. Silver supply has witnessed volatility Like our charts? Explore example  The worlds largest base metals website - Copper, Aluminum, Zinc, Lead and Nickel - Live prices, historical charts, news and expert opinions. Despite growing demand, production has been dropping since 2000, which has lowered supply and further increased prices. Gold and silver production is  This industrial demand underpins stable global silver demand. A lot of silver is used in small quantities in devices such as mobile phones can be less economical 

17 Jul 2013 Silver, along with gold, has been prized by humanity since ancient times. Annual total demand for silver (Kitco.com) Dr. David Tilley has a wealth of experience in the minerals industry, More Metal Prices and Charts.

Silver futures and options contracts are used by mining companies, fabricators of finished products, and users of silver-content industrial materials to manage their price risk. As a precious metal, silver also plays a role in investment portfolios. The largest industrial users of silver are the photographic, jewelry, and electronic industries. “The gold-silver ratio is ridiculously high and is not sustainable, it’s just a question of when the ratio comes down.” While consumer demand for silver was solid last year, industrial demand, which makes up 50% of the silver market, was slightly down, falling 1% to 578.6 million ounces last year. Industrial demand is near all-time record levels. And headed higher this year. You’ve probably read articles about “weak” demand for physical metal. That’s true, but the rest of the world hasn’t let go of their investment in silver. Demand for all silver exchange-traded products hit an all-time high last year. Lastly, silver catalysts are also used to help combine ethylene and oxygen together to create ethylene oxide, which is used in medicine, anti-freeze, and cosmetics. Investment. While industrial uses are the most prominent for the metal, it is investment that has been the real growth engine for silver demand over the last decade. This statistic depicts global silver demand in 2018, broken down by purpose. In that year, the jewelry industry demanded some 212.5 million ounces of silver.

Against this backdrop, the Silver Institute provides the following insights on 2019 silver market trends. Silver Demand. Silver demand from industrial fabrication, responsible for approximately 60 percent of total demand, is forecast to rise modestly in 2019. We expect most sectors to record reasonable growth based on silver’s use in a wide Silver is driven significantly more by industrial demand than gold (roughly 50% industrial demand for silver vs. only 10% industrial demand for gold). That said, silver’s industrial demand is virtually inelastic to price spikes due to the small amounts of silver utilized in the aforementioned industrial applications.