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. That was more than one fifth of the total global silver demand. Silver is a precious metal that has the highest reflectivity as well as electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
Global silver demand in 2018 by purpose
(in million ounces)
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The Silver Institute. (August 1, 2019). Global silver demand in 2018 by purpose (in million ounces) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253345/global-silver-demand-by-purpose/
The Silver Institute. "Global silver demand in 2018 by purpose (in million ounces)." Chart. August 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253345/global-silver-demand-by-purpose/
The Silver Institute. (2019). Global silver demand in 2018 by purpose (in million ounces). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253345/global-silver-demand-by-purpose/
The Silver Institute. "Global Silver Demand in 2018 by Purpose (in Million Ounces)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253345/global-silver-demand-by-purpose/
The Silver Institute, Global silver demand in 2018 by purpose (in million ounces) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253345/global-silver-demand-by-purpose/ (last visited February 19, 2020)
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