The World Market for Semi-Manufactured or Powdered Silver Including Gold- or 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 semi-manufactured or powdered silver including gold- or 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 semi-manufactured or powdered silver including gold- or 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 semi-manufactured or powdered silver including gold- or platinum-plated silver? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of semi-manufactured or powdered silver including gold- or 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 semi-manufactured or powdered silver including gold- or 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: Semi-Manufactured or Powdered Silver Including Gold- or Platinum-Plated Silver Export Supplies in 2016 15 2.2 Imports 17 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Semi-Manufactured or Powdered Silver Including Gold- or Platinum-Plated Silver in 2016 17 3 EXPORTS 21 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Semi-Manufactured or Powdered Silver Including Gold- or Platinum-Plated Silver 21 3.1.1 Executive Summary 21 3.1.2 Morocco 23 3.1.3 South Africa 24 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Semi-Manufactured or Powdered Silver Including Gold- or Platinum-Plated Silver 24 3.2.1 Executive Summary 24 3.2.2 China 28 3.2.3 Hong Kong 29 3.2.4 India 30 3.2.5 Indonesia 30 3.2.6 Japan 31 3.2.7 Malaysia 32 3.2.8 Papua New Guinea 32 3.2.9 Philippines 32 3.2.10 Singapore 33 3.2.11 South Korea 34 3.2.12 Taiwan 35 3.2.13 Thailand 36 3.2.14 Vietnam 36 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Semi-Manufactured or Powdered Silver Including Gold- or Platinum-Plated Silver 36 3.3.1 Executive Summary 36 3.3.2 Austria 41 3.3.3 Belgium 41 3.3.4 Croatia 42 3.3.5 Cyprus 42 3.3.6 Czech Republic 42 3.3.7 Denmark 43 3.3.8 Estonia 43 3.3.9 Finland 44 3.3.10 France 45 3.3.11 Germany 46 3.3.12 Greece 47 3.3.13 Hungary 47 3.3.14 Italy 48 3.3.15 Latvia 49 3.3.16 Lithuania 49 3.3.17 Luxembourg 49 3.3.18 Malta 49 3.3.19 Norway 50 3.3.20 Poland 50 3.3.21 Portugal 51 3.3.22 Romania 51 3.3.23 Russia 51 3.3.24 Slovakia 52 3.3.25 Slovenia 52 3.3.26 Spain 53 3.3.27 Sweden 54 3.3.28 the Netherlands 55 3.3.29 Ukraine 55 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Semi-Manufactured or Powdered Silver Including Gold- or Platinum-Plated Silver 56 3.4.1 Executive Summary 56 3.4.2 Bolivia 59 3.4.3 Brazil 60 3.4.4 Chile 60 3.4.5 Colombia 61 3.4.6 Costa Rica 61 3.4.7 Honduras 61 3.4.8 Mexico 62 3.4.9 Panama 62 3.4.10 Peru 63 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Semi-Manufactured or Powdered Silver Including Gold- or Platinum-Plated Silver 63 3.5.1 Executive Summary 63 3.5.2 Canada 67 3.5.3 Dominican Republic 67 3.5.4 Jamaica 68 3.5.5 the United States 69 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Semi-Manufactured or Powdered Silver Including Gold- or Platinum-Plated Silver 70 3.6.1 Executive Summary 70 3.6.2 Australia 74 3.6.3 New Zealand 74 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Semi-Manufactured or Powdered Silver Including Gold- or Platinum-Plated Silver 75 3.7.1 Executive Summary 75 3.7.2 Israel 78 3.7.3 Turkey 79 4 IMPORTS 80 4.1 Africa: Semi-Manufactured or Powdered Silver Including Gold- or Platinum-Plated Silver Imports in 2016 80 4.1.1 Executive Summary 80 4.1.2 Algeria 83 4.1.3 Egypt 84 4.1.4 Mauritius 84 4.1.5 Morocco 85 4.1.6 Namibia 85 4.1.7 South Africa 86 4.2 Asia: Semi-Manufactured or Powdered Silver Including Gold- or Platinum-Plated Silver Imports in 2016 86 4.2.1 Executive Summary 86 4.2.2 China 91 4.2.3 Hong Kong 92 4.2.4 India 93 4.2.5 Indonesia 94 4.2.6 Japan 94 4.2.7 Malaysia 95 4.2.8 Philippines 95 4.2.9 Singapore 96 4.2.10 South Korea 97 4.2.11 Sri Lanka 97 4.2.12 Taiwan 98 4.2.13 Thailand 99 4.2.14 Vietnam 100 4.3 Europe: Semi-Manufactured or Powdered Silver Including Gold- or Platinum-Plated Silver Imports in 2016 100 4.3.1 Executive Summary 100 4.3.2 Albania 104 4.3.3 Austria 105 4.3.4 Belgium 105 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 106 4.3.6 Bulgaria 106 4.3.7 Croatia 106 4.3.8 Cyprus 107 4.3.9 Czech Republic 107 4.3.10 Denmark 108 4.3.11 Estonia 108 4.3.12 Finland 109 4.3.13 France 110 4.3.14 Germany 111 4.3.15 Greece 112 4.3.16 Hungary 112 4.3.17 Iceland 113 4.3.18 Ireland 113 4.3.19 Italy 114 4.3.20 Kazakhstan 115 4.3.21 Latvia 115 4.3.22 Lithuania 116 4.3.23 Luxembourg 116 4.3.24 Macedonia 117 4.3.25 Malta 117 4.3.26 Norway 118 4.3.27 Poland 119 4.3.28 Portugal 119 4.3.29 Russia 120 4.3.30 Slovakia 120 4.3.31 Slovenia 121 4.3.32 Spain 121 4.3.33 Sweden 122 4.3.34 the Netherlands 122 4.3.35 Ukraine 123 4.4 Latin America: Semi-Manufactured or Powdered Silver Including Gold- or Platinum-Plated Silver Imports in 2016 123 4.4.1 Executive Summary 123 4.4.2 Argentina 128 4.4.3 Bolivia 128 4.4.4 Brazil 129 4.4.5 Chile 129 4.4.6 Colombia 130 4.4.7 Costa Rica 130 4.4.8 Ecuador 130 4.4.9 El Salvador 131 4.4.10 Guatemala 131 4.4.11 Honduras 131 4.4.12 Mexico 132 4.4.13 Peru 132 4.4.14 Uruguay 133 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Semi-Manufactured or Powdered Silver Including Gold- or Platinum-Plated Silver Imports in 2016 133 4.5.1 Executive Summary 133 4.5.2 Aruba 136 4.5.3 Canada 137 4.5.4 Dominican Republic 137 4.5.5 the United States 138 4.6 Oceana: Semi-Manufactured or Powdered Silver Including Gold- or Platinum-Plated Silver Imports in 2016 139 4.6.1 Executive Summary 139 4.6.2 Australia 143 4.6.3 New Zealand 144 4.7 the Middle East: Semi-Manufactured or Powdered Silver Including Gold- or Platinum-Plated Silver Imports in 2016 144 4.7.1 Executive Summary 144 4.7.2 Israel 149 4.7.3 Jordan 149 4.7.4 Lebanon 150 4.7.5 Oman 150 4.7.6 Pakistan 150 4.7.7 Turkey 151 5 DISCLAIMERS, 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