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China's gold consumption reached 308.91 tonnes in the first quarter of the year, rising 5.94% from a year earlier, according to data released by the China Gold Association.
In breakdown, consumption of gold jewellery reached 183.92 tonnes, falling 3% from a year earlier, and consumption of gold bars and coins reached 106.32 tonnes, surging 26.77%, while industrial and other gold consumption reached 18.66 tonnes, rising 3.09%, showed the data.