Spotreba zlata per capita

Spotreba zlata v Číne v minulom roku bolo 423 ton, čo je asi štvrtina gramu na jedného obyvateľa. V Hong Kongu sú to 2g a v Saudskej Arábii 3g na osobu. Ak by spotreba zlata v Číne na jedného obyvateľa bola na úrovni týchto krajín, tak dopyt po žltom kove len v samotnom zlatníckom sektore by mohol vzrásť od 100 do 4000 ton. Samozrejme cena zlata na trhoch by týmto nezostala bez odozvy.

The WGC says China’s gold consumption of 423 tonnes in 2009 works out to about one-quarter of a gram per person, which is lower than other Asian countries with cultural affinity for gold (chart). The Saudis consume more than three grams per person, and in Hong Kong, it’s more than two grams.

“If gold were consumed in China at the same rate per capita as in India, Hong Kong or Saudi Arabia, annual Chinese demand could increase by at least 100 tonnes to as much as 4,000 tonnes in the jewelry sector alone,” the WGC writes.

Chinese gold consumption will double over the next decade and rising demand could exhaust the nation's gold mining reserves by 2016, according to a report from the World Gold Council (WGC).

Last year, China's gold consumption was worth more than $14bn (£9.3bn), equivalent to 11 per cent of global demand. The WGC is predicting that the country's demand will rise to $29bn by 2020.

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31.03.2010