China H1 gold consumption down 38.25 pct y-o-y, association

BEIJING, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's actual gold consumption declined 38.25 percent to 323.29 tonnes in the first half of 2020, new data from the China Gold Association showed Monday. 

Of the total, gold jewelry consumption dropped 42.06 percent to 207.87 tonnes. The consumption of gold bars and coins fell 32.12 percent to 76.98 tonnes. (Edited by Deng Lihao, Zhang Yuan with Xinhua Silk Road, zhangyuan11@xinhua.org)