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Palladium Price in 1975

In 1975, the price of palladium averaged $93 per troy ounce, down 30.1% from the year before. This page covers the 1975 average, high, low, and year-end close, the events that moved the market, and what that palladium would be worth in today's dollars.

1975 Average

$93

Annual average, USD/oz

Change vs 1974

-30.1%

from $133 in 1974

What happened to the palladium price in 1975

Palladium averaged $93 per troy ounce in 1975, collapsing 30.1% from the $133 average of 1974. The defining story of 1975: Recession pullback from 1974 peak.

In the 1970s palladium was still a minor precious metal used mainly in electronics and dentistry. It rode the decade's commodity booms and the 1979-80 precious-metals mania, but its defining demand driver, the automotive catalytic converter, was only just emerging.

Adjusted for inflation, palladium's 1975 average of $93 equals about $557 in today's dollars. The conversion uses US Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U annual averages, so treat it as a close approximation rather than an exact figure.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the price of palladium in 1975?
Palladium averaged $93 per troy ounce in 1975, based on LBMA and USGS annual average data. That average was down 30.1% from $133 in 1974.
What is a 1975 palladium price worth in today's dollars?
Adjusted with the US Consumer Price Index, palladium's 1975 average of $93 works out to roughly $557 in today's dollars, using 2025 as the CPI base year. The conversion uses BLS CPI-U annual averages, so treat it as a close approximation rather than an exact figure.
What moved the palladium price in 1975?
The defining story of 1975: Recession pullback from 1974 peak. Against that backdrop, the annual average fell 30.1%, from $133 in 1974 to $93.

Annual averages are USGS/Engelhard producer prices (1970 to 1988) and LBMA palladium prices (1989 to 2025) per troy ounce in US dollars. Where daily data exists, the per-year high, low, and close come from MetalCharts historical data. Inflation adjustments use BLS CPI-U annual averages.