Gold demand nudged lower in 2019

Global gold demand declined to 4 355.5 t in 2019, down 1% compared with 2018, the World Gold Council’s (WGC’s) latest ‘Gold Demand Trends’ report, published on Thursday, shows. WGC member and market relations director John Mulligan says 2019 was “broadly one of two distinct halves”, the first half of which indicated resilience and growth across most sectors.