The most easy and accurate in answering these questions is to use statistics. In January 2000, the world gold price is U.S. $ 284.32/Oz (Source: Kitco) and the rupiah around Rp 66.000 / Gr. From the same data source, as I write this article (19/12/09) world gold price of U.S. $ 1,112.55 / Oz and the rupiah around Rp 340.000 / Gr.

Based on the statistics of the price of gold world market reference and is very easy to get it we also know that; in the U.S. $ gold price increased 36%, 39%, 152% and 410% respectively for the last year, the last three years, five last year and the last ten years.

When we use the Rupiah; increase is less than the numbers is 15%, 41%, 159% and 414% respectively for the last year, the last three years, five years and 10 years.

Are the numbers rising to high?, Relative to what we compare. If we compare with the deposit and the deposit of U.S. $ Rupiah - then the numbers of gold prices is very high. But if we compare it with the business trading sector or real business sector - it could have the numbers of gold price increase is still lower than the real sector of business success.

Deposits in U.S. $ only returns average of 3% per year or even less. Deposits / savings in rupiah bank and the amount depends on your budget, if these funds were small get 7.5% per year was good.

What is the meaning of these numbers?, Let us look at the following example: When in January 2000, you have a USD 3 million and divided by three. USD $ 1 million you buy gold - at the time to get Gram 15:13. USD $ 1 million you deposited / tubing in rupiah; and the remaining Rp 1 million you deposited / tube in U.S. $.

Currently after almost ten years, gold Gram 15:13're selling in Rupiah; as well as deposits / savings Your Dollar Rupiah exchange. So you now have the gold to $ 5:14 million, or up to five times (up 414%), deposits in Dollars to $ 1.77 million or only 77% increase, while deposits in rupiah rose only to $ 2:10 million or an increase of 110% of capital original.

Two charts I present in this article describes the development of gold prices last ten years and its comparison with deposits / savings of U.S. $ or Rupiah.