Palladium Price in 2013

In 2013, the price of palladium averaged $729 per troy ounce, up 12.3% from the year before. This page covers the 2013 average, high, low, and year-end close, and what that palladium would be worth in today's dollars.

2013 Average

$729

Annual average, USD/oz

Change vs 2012

+12.3%

from $649 in 2012

2013 High

$787

from daily trading data

2013 Low

$631

from daily trading data

Year-End Close

$717

last trading day of 2013

Palladium Price Chart, 2003 to 2023

Annual average palladium price per troy ounce, 2003 to 2023, with 2013 marked.

What happened to the palladium price in 2013

Palladium averaged $729 per troy ounce in 2013, up 12.3% from $649 the year before. Daily trading data shows palladium moved between a low of $631 and a high of $787 during the year, ending 2013 at $717.

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 2013 average of $729 equals about $1,008 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 2013?

Palladium averaged $729 per troy ounce in 2013, based on LBMA and USGS annual average data. Daily prices ranged from a low of $631 to a high of $787, and the year closed at $717. That average was up 12.3% from $649 in 2012.

What is a 2013 palladium price worth in today's dollars?

Adjusted with the US Consumer Price Index, palladium's 2013 average of $729 works out to roughly $1,008 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.