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Precious Metals Prices

Monthly price series for silver, platinum, and palladium in USD per troy ounce, from 1968 to present. Complements the existing gold-prices dataset. Each metal has an ISO 4217 currency code: XAG (silver), XPT (platinum), XPD (palladium). Source: Stooq (derived from London fix / spot market data).

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https://datahub.io/energy-and-commodities/precious-metals-prices/_r/-/data/palladium.csv
https://datahub.io/energy-and-commodities/precious-metals-prices/_r/-/data/platinum.csv
https://datahub.io/energy-and-commodities/precious-metals-prices/_r/-/data/silver.csv
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datapackage.jsonmetadata & schema
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README.mddocumentation
https://datahub.io/energy-and-commodities/precious-metals-prices/_r/-/README.md
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Schema

nametypeformatdescription
datedate%Y-%m-%dLast calendar day of the month
pricenumberSilver price in USD per troy ounce

platinum

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Schema

nametypeformatdescription
datedate%Y-%m-%dLast calendar day of the month
pricenumberPlatinum price in USD per troy ounce

palladium

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Schema

nametypeformatdescription
datedate%Y-%m-%dLast calendar day of the month
pricenumberPalladium price in USD per troy ounce

Data Files

FileDescriptionSizeLast modifiedDownload
silver
Monthly silver prices in USD per troy ounce (XAG/USD), 1968–present. Month-end closing prices.13.6 kBabout 1 month ago
silver
platinum
Monthly platinum prices in USD per troy ounce (XPT/USD), 1968–present. Month-end closing prices.14.8 kBabout 1 month ago
platinum
palladium
Monthly palladium prices in USD per troy ounce (XPD/USD), 1968–present. Month-end closing prices.14.6 kBabout 1 month ago
palladium
FilesSizeFormatCreatedUpdatedLicenseSource
343 kBcsvabout 1 month agoOpen Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL)Stooq — XAG/USD, XPT/USD, XPD/USD monthly historical data

Precious Metals Prices

Monthly price series for silver, platinum, and palladium in USD per troy ounce, 1968–present. Complements the gold-prices dataset.

Each metal has an ISO 4217 currency code:

MetalISO 4217CoverageRows
SilverXAG1968–present~699
PlatinumXPT1968–present~697
PalladiumXPD1968–present~699

Data

silver.csv

Monthly silver prices in USD per troy ounce (XAG/USD), month-end closing prices.

FieldDescription
dateLast calendar day of the month (YYYY-MM-DD)
priceSilver price in USD per troy ounce

platinum.csv

Monthly platinum prices in USD per troy ounce (XPT/USD), month-end closing prices.

FieldDescription
dateLast calendar day of the month (YYYY-MM-DD)
pricePlatinum price in USD per troy ounce

palladium.csv

Monthly palladium prices in USD per troy ounce (XPD/USD), month-end closing prices.

FieldDescription
dateLast calendar day of the month (YYYY-MM-DD)
pricePalladium price in USD per troy ounce

Source

Data sourced from Stooq (XAG/USD, XPT/USD, XPD/USD monthly series), which aggregates London fix and spot market data.

License

Public domain — ODC PDDL.