| While 880.8 tonnes of gold flowed out of exchange traded funds in 2013, according to the World Gold Council's Gold Demand Trends report for the fourth quarter and full year 2013, three quarters of these outflows were absorbed by consumer demand.
This, the WGC says, marks the largest year-on-year increase in consumer demand for the yellow metal since its records began and justifies it calling 2013, the year of the consumer. But, it says, it also reflects a distinct polarisation in sentiment between those institutional funds selling out of ETFs and consumers buying jewellery, bars and coins...............................................Full Article: Source
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