World Gold Council: Global gold demand increased by 1% year-on-year to 1,206 metric tons, the highest level in the first quarter since 2016

Source: Cailianshe

The World Gold Council (WGC) said on Wednesday that global gold demand (including over-the-counter trading) rose 1% year-on-year to 1,206 metric tons in the first quarter of 2025, the highest first-quarter level since 2016. The inflow of gold ETFs rebounded sharply, driving total investment demand to 552 tons, a year-on-year increase of 170%, the highest level since the first quarter of 2022. In the first quarter, gold bar and coin demand remained at a high of 325 tons, 15% higher than the five-year quarter average. Global demand for gold jewelry (the main category of physical demand) fell 21% to 380.3 tons, the lowest level since the epidemic in 2020. Another major source of gold demand, central banks' purchases fell 21% to 243.7 tons in the first quarter.

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