China’s gold imports top 1,000 tons for first 8 months, above 2025 full-year total

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A gold bar marked with the letters "BTC" (out of focus) is displayed at a jewellery shop at the Al Moez Street gold market in Old Cairo as demand for gold bars and coins rises in Egypt, with buyers seeking a safer store of value amid volatile markets and economic uncertainty, traders and industry officials said, in Cairo, Egypt, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Chinese gold purchases topped 1,000 tons for the first eight months, surpassing the total for 2025, according to the latest customs data.

This came as international gold prices fell and the yuan got stronger in 2026.

Robust investment demand has kept domestic gold trading at a slight premium to world prices, luring imports, according to Wu Zijie, an analyst at Jinrui Futures.

With the yuan firm since the beginning of this year, it has offered favorable conditions for gold imports, and regulators have room to grant bigger quotas, Wu said, adding that the central bank's stepped-up gold buying has also further lifted retail appetite.

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