| The slump in the gold price that has occurred in recent months shows no signs of letting up, and the latest import data from China will not give any joy to gold bugs. As gold closed at $1,219.40 in New York on Friday, a report out the same day by Commerzbank stated that Chinese gold imports will "fall well short" of last year. Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department shows China imported only 27.5 net metric tons in August.
“This puts net imports only slightly above the previous month’s low level, which constituted the lowest figure since June 2011,” Commerzbank said. The bank notes that net gold imports from Hong Kong are down by a third from the corresponding period last year, to 497 tons. August was the sixth straight month that Chinese gold imports have fallen...............................................Full Article: Source
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