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THE DOLLAR VS GOLD AND SILVER
THE U.S. DOLLAR AND OTHER MAJOR CURRENCIES VERSUS GOLD
Gold rose 8.1% against the U.S. dollar and eight of the world's major currencies in 2016. Over the last 20 years, gold has climbed 242% against the world's reserve currency. The below table displays the annual change in gold's rate of exchange against nine major currencies over the past decade.
| USD | AUD | CAD | CNY | EUR | INR | JPY | CHF | GBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.5% | 12.4% | 8.9% | 2.5% | 8.6% | 5.9% | 17.9% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | 13.2% | 23.1% | 24.8% | 5.8% | 23.7% | 12.6% | 3.9% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | -10.9% | -1.5% | 19.4% | -0.6% | 13.9% | 7.7% | 7.0% | 7.6% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | 1.7% | -2.3% | 5.5% | -1.9% | 0.5% | 1.0% | -3.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | 25.6% | 14.0% | 15.0% | 34.9% | 22.1% | 35.3% | 35.9% | 31.3% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | 14.5% | 23.5% | 19.2% | 10.6% | 21.0% | 24.5% | 14.4% | 8.3% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | 18.0% | 12.1% | 22.4% | 18.4% | 16.6% | 22.9% | 21.7% | 29.2% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | 31.8% | 29.2% | -1.2% | 10.5% | 30.7% | -14.1% | 0.1% | 43.9% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | -2.6% | 7.3% | 24.4% | 21.3% | 18.9% | 27.5% | 19.9% | 12.2% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | 13.7% | 22.9% | 25.3% | 38.6% | 24.5% | 13.1% | 17.2% | 34.2% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | 10.4% | 12.7% | 5.1% | 13.7% | 30.8% | 4.4% | 10.6% | 10.6% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | 5.2% | 4.0% | 5.9% | 5.2% | 10.5% | 20.7% | 4.3% | 2.4% |
| 2013 | -28.3% | -16.4% | -23.2% | -30.3% | -31.1% | -19.1% | -12.9% | -30.0% | -29.6% |
| 2014 | -1.4% | 7.5% | 7.8% | 1.0% | 12.0% | 0.8% | 12.0% | 9.8% | 4.8% |
| 2015 | -10.4% | 0.5% | 6.7% | -6.3% | -0.2% | -6.2% | -10.0% | -9.7% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | 9.3% | 5.0% | 15.7% | 11.7% | 11.0% | 5.2% | 9.9% | 29.1% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | 7.0% | 12.4% | 11.0% | 9.7% | 6.4% | 4.4% | 9.4% | 7.8% |
| Avg | 11.3% | 9.9% | 9.8% | 8.4% | 12.0% | 14.3% | 12.2% | 9.2% | 13.2% |
| 10 Yrs | 242.0% | 259.2% | 278.6% | 189.9% | 302.0% | 368.6% | 283.6% | 212.9% | 315.0% |
THE U.S. DOLLAR AND OTHER MAJOR CURRENCIES VERSUS SILVER
While 2010 was a great year for gold, it was the best year of the decade for silver. Silver rose against all nine of the major world currencies, topped by a spectacular 97% jump against the euro. Silver's results are displayed in the below table.
| USD | AUD | CAD | CNY | EUR | INR | JPY | CHF | GBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4% | 10.2% | 6.8% | 0.4% | 6.4% | 3.8% | 15.6% | 3.5% | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -6.1% | 2.1% | 3.5% | -12.3% | 2.6% | -6.6% | -13.8% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | -7.2% | 2.6% | 24.3% | 3.5% | 18.6% | 12.1% | 11.3% | 12.0% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | 10.7% | 6.4% | 14.9% | 6.7% | 9.4% | 9.9% | 5.6% | 6.9% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | 37.6% | 24.9% | 26.0% | 47.8% | 33.8% | 48.2% | 48.9% | 43.8% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | 36.1% | 46.9% | 41.7% | 31.4% | 43.9% | 48.1% | 36.0% | 28.8% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | 3.3% | -1.8% | 7.2% | 3.7% | 2.1% | 7.6% | 6.5% | 13.1% |
| 2008 | -22.9% | -4.0% | -5.9% | -28.0% | -19.5% | -4.8% | -37.4% | -27.1% | 4.8% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | 15.9% | 27.7% | 48.1% | 44.4% | 41.5% | 51.7% | 42.7% | 33.6% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | 60.7% | 73.8% | 77.1% | 96.0% | 76.0% | 59.8% | 65.7% | 89.7% |
| 2011 | -9.9% | -9.7% | -7.8% | -14.0% | -7.0% | 7.0% | -14.6% | -9.6% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | 7.1% | 5.9% | 7.8% | 7.1% | 12.5% | 22.9% | 6.3% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | -35.8% | -25.2% | -31.3% | -37.6% | -38.4% | -27.6% | -22.1% | -37.4% | -37.0% |
| 2014 | -19.3% | -12.0% | -11.7% | -17.3% | -8.3% | -17.5% | -8.3% | -10.1% | -14.2% |
| 2015 | -11.9% | -1.1% | 4.9% | -7.8% | -1.8% | -7.7% | -11.4% | -11.2% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | 16.3% | 11.7% | 23.1% | 18.8% | 18.1% | 11.9% | 16.9% | 37.3% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | 7.6% | 13.1% | 11.6% | 10.4% | 7.1% | 5.0% | 10.1% | 8.4% |
| Avg | 14.3% | 10.9% | 11.5% | 11.4% | 14.9% | 16.0% | 15.1% | 11.6% | 14.9% |
| 10 Yrs | 203.0% | 217.4% | 233.7% | 159.2% | 253.3% | 309.1% | 237.8% | 178.5% | 264.2% |
