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, the events that moved the market, 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
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?
What is a 2012 palladium price worth in today's dollars?
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.