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INDUSTRY DATA KEY BUSINESS METRICS go figure UK RETAIL FOOTFALL YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE MONTH-ON-MONTH CHANGE FORECAST FOR THIS MONTH June 2017 vs June 2016 June 2017 vs May 2017 July 2017 vs June 2017 S 1.5% Scotland & N. Ireland R 0.8% Scotland & N. Ireland S 4.5% Northern England S 1.8% Northern England S 2.9% The Midlands R 1.7% The Midlands R 4.0% SW England & Wales Scotland & N. Ireland S 0.7% Northern England S 0.8% S 7.8% S 3.8% S 2.2% London & South East SW England & Wales UK Overall -1.4% The Midlands R 4.6% London & South East Regional variations against a UK average of +10.4% R 3.5% R 1.4% SW England & Wales London & South East Regional variations against a predicted UK average of +8.2% Data supplied by Ipsos METAL PRICES £/UNIT SCRAP METAL £/UNIT May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17 % Change last month May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17 % Change last month Sterling Silver £/Kg 383.42 397.50 368.22 S -7% Sterling Silver Scrap £/Kg 360.00 373.22 345.73 S -7% Gold £/g 30.89 31.89 30.61 S -4% 9ct Gold Scrap £/g 11.18 11.54 11.08 S -4% Palladium £/g 19.86 21.86 21.37 S -2% 14ct Gold Scrap £/g 17.44 18.00 17.28 S -4% Platinum £/g 23.08 23.58 22.79 S -3% 18ct Gold Scrap £/g 22.36 23.08 22.15 S -4% Rhodium £/g 23.94 24.59 25.63 R 4% 22ct Gold Scrap £/g 27.31 28.19 27.06 S -4% Iridium £/g 23.42 23.98 24.02 Q 0% Platinum (95%) Scrap £/g 18.64 19.04 18.41 S -3% Ruthenium £/g 1.63 1.64 1.62 S -1% August 2017 | jewelleryfocus.co.uk Data supplied courtesy of Cookson Precious Metals. www.cooksongold.com. JEWELLERY FOCUS 59