SILVER: The Illegitimate Child Of The Commodities Family

Since January 1980 the values of US Commodities have been affected by growing demand and the price increasing effects of inflation. All commodities have enjoyed price increases�ALL EXCEPT SILVER, which is virtually flat�even though the demand for the white metal has been explosive in recent years. The chart below shows the nominal (actual) price increases during the past 32 years (since January 1980 to close of February 3, 2012):