Chart gallery
28 July, 2022
ETFs fuelled a notable H1 recovery*
ETFs fuelled a notable H1 recovery*
Sources: Metals Focus, Refinitiv GFMS, World Gold Council; Disclaimer
*Data to 30 June 2022.
Review and outlook
Expected y-o-y tonnage change in demand, 2022 vs. 2021
Expected y-o-y tonnage change in demand, 2022 vs. 2021
Jewellery
Quarterly jewellery demand remains below pre-pandemic levels*
Quarterly jewellery demand remains below pre-pandemic levels*
Sources: Metals Focus, World Gold Council; Disclaimer
*Data to 30 June 2022.
COVID-related uncertainties and deteriorating confidence have encouraged households’ precautionary saving behaviour
COVID-related uncertainties and deteriorating confidence have encouraged households’ precautionary saving behaviour
Sources: National Bureau of Statistics, PBoC, World Gold Council; Disclaimer
Investment
Modest Q2 outflows from gold ETFs gave back some of the strong Q1 gains*
Modest Q2 outflows from gold ETFs gave back some of the strong Q1 gains*
Sources: Bloomberg, Company Filings, ICE Benchmark Administration, World Gold Council; Disclaimer
*Data to 30 June 2022.
Retail investment in Western markets remains historically elevated*
Retail investment in Western markets remains historically elevated*
Sources: Metals Focus, World Gold Council; Disclaimer
*Data to 30 June 2022.
Central Banks
Central bank buying continued to be strong in H1’22*
Central bank buying continued to be strong in H1’22*
Sources: Metals Focus, World Gold Council; Disclaimer
*Data to 30 June 2022.
Year-to-date purchases by country*
Year-to-date purchases by country*
Sources: IFS, International Monetary Fund, Respective central banks, World Gold Council; Disclaimer
*Data to 30 June 2022 where available at time of writing.
Note: Chart includes purchases or sales of 0.5t or more. On Goldhub, see: Central bank holdings
Supply
Mine production hit an all-time H1 high in H1’22*
Mine production hit an all-time H1 high in H1’22*
Sources: Metals Focus, Refinitiv GFMS, World Gold Council; Disclaimer
*Data to 30 June 2022.
Gold recycling lower q-o-q in Q2 owing to a resurgence of COVID in China
Gold recycling lower q-o-q in Q2 owing to a resurgence of COVID in China
Sources: ICE Benchmark Administration, Metals Focus, World Gold Council; Disclaimer
*Data to 30 June 2022.
Google search interest of “Cash for Gold” in the US has been gradually rising in 2022*
Google search interest of “Cash for Gold” in the US has been gradually rising in 2022*
Sources: Google, World Gold Council; Disclaimer
*Data to 10 July 2022. Note: Numbers represent search interest relative to the highest point on the chart for the given region and time.
A value of 100 is the peak popularity for the term. A score of 0 means there was not enough data for this term.
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