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Lower Prices Boost Gold-Jewelry Demand
Nov 6, 2018 4:02 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Global demand for gold jewelry rose 6% year on year to 535.7
tonnes in the third quarter, as reduced prices drove consumer purchasing, the
World Gold Council (WGC) said.
Orders for gold jewelry in India climbed 10% to 148.8 tonnes
in the three months ending September 30, as the price of gold dipped to its
lowest level since January. In addition, the sharp growth was also due to relatively weak demand a year ago, as consumers bought jewelry before the
third quarter, ahead of the implementation of the country’s new goods and
services tax on July 1, 2017.
Demand in China grew 10% to 174.2 tonnes amid strong
purchasing during the Mid-Autumn and Qixi festivals. The US market rose 4% to
28.3 tonnes, with plain yellow-gold pieces proving the most popular choices
among consumers, the WGC said. Middle East demand fell 12% to 37.7 tonnes due
to geo-economic challenges and currency depreciation.
Global demand for gold in all forms — such as bars and
coins, and for technology, finance and investment — rose 13% to 964.3 tonnes.
Image: Vendors selling gold jewelry at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey. (JD Lasica/Cruisable.com)
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gold jewelry demand, Rapaport News, WGC, World Gold Council
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