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XAU · 1988

Gold Price in 1988

Gold moved from $477.00 (January average) to $419.00 (December average), a loss of 13.79% against the previous year's close.

First month

$477.00

Jan 1, 1988

Last month

$419.00

Dec 1, 1988

High

$477.00

Jan 1, 1988

Low

$407.00

Oct 1, 1988

1988 return

−13.79%

vs $486.00 at end of 1987

Range

17.2%

low to high

Since end of 1988

+889.86%

to $4,147.50 (Oct 15, 2026)

Ten years later

−30.31%

$292.00 at end of 1998

Gold in 1988

Gold price during 1988403422442462481Jan 1, 1988Jun 1, 1988Dec 1, 1988
From 477.00 on Jan 1, 1988 to 419.00 on Dec 1, 1988; high 477.00, low 407.00 USD.

Monthly average reference prices.

Month by month

MonthAverageChange
January477.00−1.85%
February442.00−7.34%
March444.00+0.45%
April452.00+1.80%
May451.00−0.22%
June451.000.00%
July438.00−2.88%
August431.00−1.60%
September413.00−4.18%
October407.00−1.45%
November420.00+3.19%
December419.00−0.24%