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In its second-quarter market report, the World Investment Platinum Council said platinum could see a deficit of 1 million ounces, "the largest deficit on record in terms of both absolute ounces and as a percentage of annual demand," the report said.
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"Industrial platinum demand totaled 697 koz in Q2'23, a 12% increase year-on-year and its highest level since Q3'21," the report said.
Another important pillar of platinum demand is the investment market, which Sterck said remains relatively consistent as the market sees solid inflows into platinum-backed exchange-traded products.
"Platinum ETF holdings grew by 155 koz in Q2'23, their largest quarterly increase since Q3'20 and up 196 koz since the start of the year, with significant renewed interest from South African funds. However, overall ETF holdings are expected to soften during the rest of 2023," the analysts wrote in the report. "Despite a fall in global bar and coin investment to 26 koz (-64%, -46 koz) in the second quarter, full-year 2023 is likely to see a year-on-year jump of 45% (+102 koz), to 326 koz, the first growth in bar and coin investment in three years, driven by a return to positive net platinum investment in Japan."
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