METAL CHARTS
Metals vs. the dollar since 1971
In 1971 the US dollar stopped being backed by gold. See how gold, silver, platinum, palladium and copper have moved since — and how much buying power the dollar has lost.
Left scale: % change since 1971
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Daily closing prices are available from 2000 onward. Hover or tap the chart to read any point.
Gold $3,300/oz+7949%US Dollar buying power -87%
All lines start at 0% so you can compare growth. The green dashed line shows how much buying power the dollar lost (e.g. -87% means $1 buys what 13¢ did).
Since 1971, gold is up about 80× while the dollar lost about 87% of its buying power.
Source: World Bank commodity price data (yearly averages) for gold, silver, platinum and copper; palladium is approximate. Today's point uses live spot prices. Past performance does not guarantee future results.