尽管近年世界首饰市场销售有所下降 ,其中黄金首饰需量减少 ,但铂金首饰仍然表现较好 ,特别是富裕了的中国都市人 ,对铂金首饰的需求有所上升 ,市场交易趋于活跃。1 998年 ,铂在世界首饰业的消费量比 1 997年增长 7% ,达到 2 30万盎司 ,这是铂在世界首饰业需求连续第 1 5年增长 Despite the declining sales in the global jewelery market in recent years, including the decrease in the demand for gold jewelery, platinum jewelery still performed better. In particular, the affluent Chinese urban people saw an increase in the demand for platinum jewelery and the market transactions tended to be active. In 1998, the consumption of platinum in the world jewelery industry increased by 7% to 230 million ounces from that in 1997. This is the first consecutive year in which platinum’s demand for jewelery in the world has increased