China’s internet Gold imports from Hong Kong rose to 16.2 tons in November, doubling October’s weak stage, however total imports remained low in comparison with earlier months, reflecting muted demand, Commerzbank’s commodity analyst Carsten Fritsch notes.
Gold exports from Hong Kong fall again after October spike
“On the finish of December, the Hong Kong Statistics Division reported information on Gold buying and selling between Hong Kong and China in November. Based on this, China’s internet Gold imports from Hong Kong rose to 16.2 tons, which was double the very weak stage of the earlier month. In comparison with previous months, imports have been nonetheless low.”
“That is additionally evident from the gross determine, which remained on the low October stage at 30.2 tons. Exports, alternatively, fell again to the extent of earlier months of simply over 14 tons after rising in October. Within the first eleven months of 2025, internet imports totaled 191.7 tons. This was 45.5% decrease than in the identical interval of the earlier yr.”
“Exports rose to greater than double the earlier yr’s stage, whereas imports fell by “solely” 11%. The sharp rise within the worth of Gold final yr slowed China’s import demand and on the identical time led to stronger exports as a result of demand was weaker. Information from Switzerland had already proven an analogous image, with considerably decrease Gold deliveries to China and Hong Kong final yr.”
