8,170.4 2008 865.0 10.8 8,776.4 54.6 10,699.8           In March 2008, the gold price reached above $1000, reaching an all-time nominal high of $1002.80 which, in real terms was still well below the $850 peak in 1980. It then fell, going as low as $709.50 in November, then resumed its upward trend, temporarily