The World Market for Unwrought Silver Including Gold- and Platinum-Plated Silver: A 2016 Global Trade Perspective

This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for unwrought silver including gold- and platinum-plated silver. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for unwrought silver including gold- and platinum-plated silver for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying unwrought silver including gold- and platinum-plated silver? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of unwrought silver including gold- and platinum-plated silver vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of unwrought silver including gold- and platinum-plated silver? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 9 1.1 Our Approach 9 2 THE WORLD MARKET 15 2.1 Exports 15 2.1.1 The World Market: Unwrought Silver Including Gold- and Platinum-Plated Silver Export Supplies in 2016 15 2.2 Imports 17 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Unwrought Silver Including Gold- and Platinum-Plated Silver in 2016 17 3 EXPORTS 21 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Unwrought Silver Including Gold- and Platinum-Plated Silver 21 3.1.1 Executive Summary 21 3.1.2 Egypt 24 3.1.3 Eritrea 25 3.1.4 Ghana 25 3.1.5 Mauritius 25 3.1.6 Morocco 25 3.1.7 South Africa 26 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Unwrought Silver Including Gold- and Platinum-Plated Silver 26 3.2.1 Executive Summary 26 3.2.2 China 31 3.2.3 Hong Kong 32 3.2.4 India 32 3.2.5 Indonesia 33 3.2.6 Japan 33 3.2.7 Malaysia 34 3.2.8 Papua New Guinea 34 3.2.9 Philippines 34 3.2.10 Singapore 35 3.2.11 South Korea 35 3.2.12 Taiwan 36 3.2.13 Thailand 36 3.2.14 Vietnam 37 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Unwrought Silver Including Gold- and Platinum-Plated Silver 37 3.3.1 Executive Summary 37 3.3.2 Austria 42 3.3.3 Belarus 42 3.3.4 Belgium 43 3.3.5 Bulgaria 43 3.3.6 Croatia 43 3.3.7 Cyprus 44 3.3.8 Czech Republic 44 3.3.9 Denmark 45 3.3.10 Estonia 45 3.3.11 Finland 45 3.3.12 France 46 3.3.13 Germany 47 3.3.14 Greece 48 3.3.15 Hungary 48 3.3.16 Ireland 48 3.3.17 Italy 49 3.3.18 Kazakhstan 50 3.3.19 Latvia 50 3.3.20 Lithuania 50 3.3.21 Luxembourg 51 3.3.22 Malta 51 3.3.23 Norway 51 3.3.24 Poland 52 3.3.25 Portugal 52 3.3.26 Romania 53 3.3.27 Russia 53 3.3.28 Slovakia 54 3.3.29 Slovenia 54 3.3.30 Spain 55 3.3.31 Sweden 55 3.3.32 the Netherlands 56 3.3.33 Ukraine 56 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Unwrought Silver Including Gold- and Platinum-Plated Silver 56 3.4.1 Executive Summary 56 3.4.2 Argentina 60 3.4.3 Bolivia 61 3.4.4 Brazil 61 3.4.5 Chile 61 3.4.6 Colombia 62 3.4.7 Costa Rica 62 3.4.8 Ecuador 62 3.4.9 Guatemala 63 3.4.10 Honduras 63 3.4.11 Mexico 63 3.4.12 Nicaragua 64 3.4.13 Panama 64 3.4.14 Peru 64 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Unwrought Silver Including Gold- and Platinum-Plated Silver 65 3.5.1 Executive Summary 65 3.5.2 Barbados 68 3.5.3 Canada 69 3.5.4 Cuba 69 3.5.5 Dominican Republic 69 3.5.6 Jamaica 70 3.5.7 the United States 71 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Unwrought Silver Including Gold- and Platinum-Plated Silver 72 3.6.1 Executive Summary 72 3.6.2 Australia 76 3.6.3 Fiji 76 3.6.4 New Zealand 77 3.6.5 Solomon Islands 77 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Unwrought Silver Including Gold- and Platinum-Plated Silver 77 3.7.1 Executive Summary 77 3.7.2 Iraq 80 3.7.3 Israel 80 3.7.4 Jordan 80 3.7.5 Lebanon 81 3.7.6 Turkey 81 4 IMPORTS 82 4.1 Africa: Unwrought Silver Including Gold- and Platinum-Plated Silver Imports in 2016 82 4.1.1 Executive Summary 82 4.1.2 Algeria 84 4.1.3 Egypt 85 4.1.4 Mauritius 85 4.1.5 Morocco 85 4.1.6 South Africa 86 4.2 Asia: Unwrought Silver Including Gold- and Platinum-Plated Silver Imports in 2016 86 4.2.1 Executive Summary 86 4.2.2 China 90 4.2.3 Hong Kong 91 4.2.4 India 92 4.2.5 Indonesia 93 4.2.6 Japan 93 4.2.7 Malaysia 94 4.2.8 Philippines 94 4.2.9 Singapore 95 4.2.10 South Korea 95 4.2.11 Sri Lanka 96 4.2.12 Taiwan 96 4.2.13 Thailand 97 4.2.14 Vietnam 98 4.3 Europe: Unwrought Silver Including Gold- and Platinum-Plated Silver Imports in 2016 98 4.3.1 Executive Summary 98 4.3.2 Austria 103 4.3.3 Belgium 104 4.3.4 Bulgaria 105 4.3.5 Croatia 105 4.3.6 Czech Republic 105 4.3.7 Denmark 106 4.3.8 Estonia 106 4.3.9 Finland 106 4.3.10 France 107 4.3.11 Germany 108 4.3.12 Greece 109 4.3.13 Hungary 109 4.3.14 Ireland 109 4.3.15 Italy 110 4.3.16 Kazakhstan 111 4.3.17 Lithuania 111 4.3.18 Luxembourg 111 4.3.19 Macedonia 112 4.3.20 Norway 112 4.3.21 Poland 113 4.3.22 Portugal 113 4.3.23 Russia 114 4.3.24 Slovakia 114 4.3.25 Slovenia 115 4.3.26 Spain 115 4.3.27 Sweden 116 4.3.28 the Netherlands 116 4.3.29 Ukraine 117 4.4 Latin America: Unwrought Silver Including Gold- and Platinum-Plated Silver Imports in 2016 117 4.4.1 Executive Summary 117 4.4.2 Bolivia 120 4.4.3 Brazil 121 4.4.4 Chile 121 4.4.5 Colombia 122 4.4.6 Costa Rica 122 4.4.7 Ecuador 122 4.4.8 Guatemala 123 4.4.9 Mexico 123 4.4.10 Peru 123 4.4.11 Uruguay 124 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Unwrought Silver Including Gold- and Platinum-Plated Silver Imports in 2016 124 4.5.1 Executive Summary 124 4.5.2 Canada 128 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 129 4.5.4 the United States 130 4.6 Oceana: Unwrought Silver Including Gold- and Platinum-Plated Silver Imports in 2016 131 4.6.1 Executive Summary 131 4.6.2 Australia 135 4.6.3 New Zealand 135 4.7 the Middle East: Unwrought Silver Including Gold- and Platinum-Plated Silver Imports in 2016 136 4.7.1 Executive Summary 136 4.7.2 Israel 140 4.7.3 Lebanon 140 4.7.4 Turkey 141 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 142 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 142 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 143