Spotreba striebra v Indii a Číne vzrastie

Čína v roku 2010 importovala viac ako 3500 ton striebra, India asi 2800 ton. V roku 2011 niektorí obchodníci predpokladajú, že spotreba v Indii dosiahne až 5000 ton; dtto v Číne. Globálna produkcia v 2010 bola 29 tis. ton. Tzn., že v tomto roku by len samotná India s Čínou pohltili 1/3 globálnej ťažby.

China said its net imports of silver nearly quadrupled to more than 3,500 metric tons in 2010, boosted by sharp increases in demand by the industrial sector and the jewelry industry. Silver demand in China and India has increased sharply in recent months as more investors use silver as a store of value. About 70% of China's silver demand comes from the industrial sectors.

Demand for silver in China and India is up 30 per cent in 2011. In 2010 India consumed about 2,800 tonnes of silver, this year’s consumption is expected to rise to 5,000 tonnes, according to Albanian Minerals trading experts.

Silver investments in India is mostly from rural areas, which account for 70 percent of the country’s 1.2 billion population. The world's silver output was 21,500 tons in 2009. In 2009, global supply of physical silver was 27,000 tons, rising by 0.20% in 2008. The total global production of silver was 29,000 tons in 2010.

Článok: www.commodityonline.com/news/India-silver-consumption-will-rise-to-5000-tons-in-2011-38665-3-1.html