The document summarizes the results of a market survey comparing gold and platinum jewelry in India. Some key findings are:
- 75% of respondents owned gold, 12% owned platinum, and 13% owned both
- Most said platinum is costlier, and price is the most important factor in jewelry purchases
- Gold is preferred for investment while platinum owners are more satisfied with resale value
- Younger consumers (19-35) are increasingly buying gold, and online jewelry shopping is growing in popularity
3.
The Gems and Jewellery sector in India plays a significant role in the
Indian economy, contributing around 6-7 per cent of the country’s
GDP
The domestic gems and Jewellery industry had a market size of
Rs 251,000 crores
It has the potential to grow to Rs 500,000–530,000 crore by 2018
According to a report the Jewellery Market in India is expected to grow
at a CAGR of 15.95 per cent over the period 2014-2019.
Overview of Indian Jewellery Industry
4.
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au.
In its purest form, it is a bright, slightly reddish yellow, dense,
soft, malleable and ductile metal.
It is one of the least reactive chemical elements, and is solid
under standard conditions.
The metal occurs often in free elemental (native) form,
as nuggets or grains, in rocks, in veins and in alluvial deposit
5.
Platinum is a chemical element with symbol Pt.
It is a dense, malleable, ductile, highly Unreactive, precious, gray-
white.
It occurs in some nickel and copper ores along with
some native deposits.
Only a few hundred tones are produced annually, and given its
important uses, it is highly valuable and is a major precious metal
commodity.
Platinum
6.
Research Technique
• Online survey
Target Segment
• People who own either Gold,Platinum or Both
Sample Size
• 120 Respondents
Methodology
7.
Conclusion
75% of the respondents own Gold, Whereas only 12%
own Platinum and 13% have both Gold & Platinum
n= 120
8.
Conclusions
Gold owners outweighs the platinum owners by far.
Majority say Platinum is costlier.
Price is the most important aspect while purchasing
jewellery.
Consumers favour gold for investment purposes
9.
Conclusions
Gold owners are more satisfied with the resale value then
platinum
Many consumers are informed about the other uses of gold
& platinum apart from making jewellery
On special occasions platinum users prefer platinum and
gold users prefer gold by a very large margin
People are ready to change the jewellery what they are
currently using
10.
The gold buying consumers are getting younger i.e. 19-35
years of age.
People are willing to opt for online jewellery shopping.
Jewellery is integral with the wedding but nowadays people
are preferring to buy even on small occasions like Birthdays.
New Trends
22.
Comparison on Purity
Which of them guarantees more purity?
47%
15%
38%
20%
70% 10%
30%
20%
50%
Gold Platinum Cannot say
Gold owner
Platinum owner
Both owner
n=120
27.
Preference on Special Occasions
75%
25%
15%
85%
Gold Platinum
Gold owners
Platinum owners
For special occasions e.g. Marriages what type of jewellery would you prefer?
n=120