[China Gold Association: China’s gold consumption increased by 0.28% year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2026] On November 4, the latest statistics from the China Gold Association showed that in the first three quarters of 2026, China’s gold consumption was 684.623 tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.28%. Among them, gold jewelry was 178.612 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 33.86%; gold bars and gold coins were 444.576 tons, a year-on-year increase of 26.26%; industrial and other gold was 61.434 tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.41%. In the first three quarters, the cumulative increase in domestic gold ETF positions was 56.114 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 28.98%. As of the end of September, domestic gold ETF holdings were 303.965 tons.