The country's gold consumption totaled 1,120.9 tonnes last year, an increase of 36.53 percent from a year ago, or up 11.78 percent compared to that of 2019, according to data released by the China Gold Association (CGA).
Consumption of gold jewelry rose about 45 percent year on year to 711.29 tonnes, CGA data showed.
Gold bar and coin investment jumped 26.87 percent year on year to 312.86 tonnes.
Driven by the rapid development of new energy and electronics industries, gold consumption for industrial and other uses in the country climbed 15.44 percent year on year to 96.75 tonnes.
CGA's data also showed that China produced 328.98 tonnes of gold last year, down 36.36 tonnes or 9.95 percent from a year ago.
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