Palladium Price in 2012

In 2012, the price of palladium averaged $649 per troy ounce, down 12.1% from the year before. This page covers the 2012 average, high, low, and year-end close, and what that palladium would be worth in today's dollars.

2012 Average

$649

Annual average, USD/oz

Change vs 2011

-12.1%

from $738 in 2011

2012 High

$726

from daily trading data

2012 Low

$556

from daily trading data

Year-End Close

$703

last trading day of 2012

Palladium Price Chart, 2002 to 2022

Annual average palladium price per troy ounce, 2002 to 2022, with 2012 marked.

What happened to the palladium price in 2012

Palladium averaged $649 per troy ounce in 2012, down 12.1% from $738 the year before. Daily trading data shows palladium moved between a low of $556 and a high of $726 during the year, ending 2012 at $703.

The 2010s were a powerful bull market. A persistent structural deficit, driven by tightening gasoline-engine emissions rules that favor palladium, carried the metal from around $530 to over $1,500, overtaking both platinum and gold late in the decade.

Adjusted for inflation, palladium's 2012 average of $649 equals about $911 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 2012?

Palladium averaged $649 per troy ounce in 2012, based on LBMA and USGS annual average data. Daily prices ranged from a low of $556 to a high of $726, and the year closed at $703. That average was down 12.1% from $738 in 2011.

What is a 2012 palladium price worth in today's dollars?

Adjusted with the US Consumer Price Index, palladium's 2012 average of $649 works out to roughly $911 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.

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.