India gold investment down by 11% in 2020: WGC
India jewellery demand down by 42% in 2020 Expected 2021 to go further normalcy returns and s teady course of reforms strengthen the industry India! Implementation of mandatory hallmarking in June 2021 Key Highlights: 1: Gold demand full year January –December 2020, 2: The gold demand for the full-year 2020 is 446.4 tonnes compared to 690.4tonnes in 2019, 3: Total jewellery demand in India for 2020 was down by 42% at 315.9 tonnes as compared to 544.6 tonnes in 2019, 4: The value of jewellery demand in 2020 was Rs.133,260 crores, down by 22% from 2019(Rs. 171,790 crore) . 5: Total investment demand for 2020 was down by 11% at 130.4 tonnes in comparison to 145.8 tonnes in 2019 In value terms, gold investment demand was Rs. 55,020 crores, up by 20%from 2019(Rs. 45,980 crores),6: Total gold recycled in India in 2020 was 95.5 tonnes as compared to 119.5 tonne. Somasundaram PR, Managing Director, India, World Gold Council said:“India’s gold demand dropped by over a third in 2