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Global silver demand by purpose 2017
Global silver demand by purpose 2017
Global silver demand in 2017, by purpose (in million ounces)
This statistic depicts global silver demand in 2017, broken down by purpose. In that year, the jewelry industry used some 209.1 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 2017, by purpose (in million ounces)
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| Demand in million ounces | |
|---|---|
| Jewelry | 209.1 |
| Coins & bars | 151.1 |
| Silverware | 58.4 |
| Industrial - electrical & electronics | 242.9 |
| Industrial - brazing alloys & solders | 57.5 |
| Industrial - photography | 44 |
| Industrial - photovoltaic | 94.1 |
| Industrial - ethylene oxide | 6.9 |
| Other industrial | 153.7 |
| Total | 1,017.6 |
| Demand in million ounces | |
|---|---|
| Jewelry | 209.1 |
| Coins & bars | 151.1 |
| Silverware | 58.4 |
| Industrial - electrical & electronics | 242.9 |
| Industrial - brazing alloys & solders | 57.5 |
| Industrial - photography | 44 |
| Industrial - photovoltaic | 94.1 |
| Industrial - ethylene oxide | 6.9 |
| Other industrial | 153.7 |
| Total | 1,017.6 |
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This statistic depicts global silver demand in 2017, broken down by purpose. In that year, the jewelry industry used some 209.1 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.
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