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China's gold consumption down, production slightly up in 1H

Xinhua, July 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

China's gold production rose by 0.16 percent year on year to 229 tonnes in the first half of 2016, while consumption declined 7.68 percent to 529 tonnes.

The majority - 341 tonnes - of consumption went on jewelry, according to the China Gold Association on Tuesday. Endi