Tuesday, 25 October 2011

How Is Gold Demand Distributed Around The World?

By Jack Wogan


Countries choose to invest in different types of goods, but generally, they are all interested in purchasing large quantities of gold because the precious metal is used for various purposes. The gold demand differs from one country to another based on their socio-economic factors and cultural characteristics. In addition, nations registering rapid demographic evolution tend to be more interested in acquiring precious metal than the rest of the populations.

East Asia, India and the Middle East occupy the first position when it comes to global gold demand as they generally import 70% of the world's precious metal. The second position is occupied by Greater China (China and Hong Kong), U.S., Turkey and Saudi Arabia which are responsible for the consumption of half of the world's gold demand. The cultural and religious specificity are the main factors determining the great consumption of gold in these eastern areas. Large quantities of precious metal are melted during Asian religious celebrations and, consequently, more gold is bought in these areas.

Significant differences seem to arise between nations when it comes to the type of gold products they prefer, as well. Countries who invest a lot of money in the market gold seem to prefer purchasing bullions and coins, whereas western nations treat the yellow metal as a commodity and prefer to buy jewelry made out of this fabric. Unlike India that is generally interested in importing large quantities of gold bullion, the United States occupies the leading position when it comes to jewelry consumption.

Significant changes have been brought on the global demand for gold by the current economic recession as consumers tend to behave differently during times of economic turmoil. Since European leaders have announced the beginning of the financial crisis, increasingly less western cultures have declared themselves interested in purchasing jewellery made out of precious metal. Judging by the recent statistics, these investors are more willing to buy gold bars and coins because these forms of investment are much more profitable than jewellery. In addition, they make profitable investments that will help them double or triple their income as soon as the gold price starts to grow.

Thanks to the development of the e-commerce, anybody can buy gold from manufacturers all over the world. Physical gold is not the only type of investment that you can make; you may also purchase bonds and EFTs in countries like Zurich, Mumbai, London, Paris and New York. If you want to double or triple your profit, you can invest in different forms of precious metal.

The economic recession shouldn't be a troublesome period for you as long as you spend your money wisely. Make sure you buy gold coins or bars and keep them in a safe place as they may turn useful someday.




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