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It’s Official: China Consumed, Mined & Imported The Most Gold Ever In 2013
China has been officially crowned the world’s largest gold market for the first time, according to fresh industry figures from Tuesday.
The country overtook India as the world’s largest consumer of gold in 2013, with consumer demand soaring 32 percent to 1,066 tonnes for 2013. That’s the most gold ever demanded annually by one country’s consumers in bars, coins and jewelry, topping India’s previous 2010 record of 1,007 tonnes
China is already the world’s top producer of gold, mining 437 tonnes in 2013 on industry estimates, with the largest annual increase globally for 2013. It displaced South Africa as the world’s largest gold producer in 2007. The country also imported a record 1,108 metric tons in 2013, up 33 percent from a year ago, via Hong Kong. That’s more gold imports than any other country.
www.ibtimes.com/its-official-china-consumed-mined-imported-most-gold-ever-2013-1556182
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