China and India’s gold imports (Feb.)

Gold imports by both China and India remained weak in February. We think this was partly due to the strength of the gold price and partly to temporary factors, notably the Lunar New Year holidays in China and the uncertainty over the taxation of jewellery in India. The resulting strikes in India are likely to have kept imports weak in March.

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