Q1 global gold demand buoyed by jewellery sales in China, India

摘要

The following is an edited excerpt from the World Gold Council's summary of its report, Gold Demand Trends Ql 2013. The full report can be found at www.gold.org . This year's World Gold Council gold demand trends report, which reports on the period from January to March, shows a market driven by diverse global demand, and a continued appetite for owning gold jewellery. Total jewellery demand was up 12% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2013, driven mostly by Asian markets. Jewellery demand in China was up 19% on the same period last year and stood at a record 185 tonnes. Demand in both India and the Middle East was up 15%, and in the U.S. demand showed a significant increase, up 6% for the first time since 2005.