Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Perth Mint's sales of gold and silver products rose in December from a month ago, the mint said in a blog post on its website on Monday.
Sales of gold coins and minted bars rose 13 percent to27,009 ounces in December from 23,901 ounces a month ago, the mint said.
Silver sales during December surged 61 percent to 874,437 ounces from 544,436 ounces in November.
The Perth Mint refines more than 90 percent of newly mined gold in Australia, the world's second-largest gold producer after China.
Spot gold prices rose 2.2 percent in December. PeriodGold (oz) Silver (oz)
(year-month)
2017-Dec 27,009 874,437
2017-Nov 23,901 544,436
2017-Oct 44,618 999,425
2017-Sept 46,415 697,849
2017-Aug 23,130 392,091
2017-July 23,675 1,167,963
2017-June 19,259 1,215,071
2017-May 29,679 826,656
2017-April 10,490 468,977
2017-March 22,232 716,283
2017-Feb 25,257 502,353
2017-Jan 72,745 1,230,867
2016-Dec 63,420 430,009
2016-Nov 54,747 984,622
2016-Oct 79,048 1,084,213
2016-Sept 58,811 1,031,858
2016-Aug 14,684 376,461
2016-July 16,870 693,447
2016-June 31,368 1,220,817
2016-May 21,035 974,865
2016-April 47,542 1,161,766
2016-March 47,948 1,756,238
2016-Feb 37,063 1,049,062
2016-Jan 47,759 1,473,408
2015-Dec 40,096 1,083,460
2015-Nov 31,664 1,145,239
2015-Oct 66,951 1,751,898
2015-Sept 63,791 3,349,557
2015-Aug 33,390 707,656
2015-July 51,088 746,700(Reporting by Nallur Sethuraman in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
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