(Reuters) – China’s net gold imports via Hong Kong in January fell by about 47% from the previous month, Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department data showed on Monday.
Net imports into the world’s top gold consumer stood at 22.24 tonnes in January, compared with 42.16 tonnes in December, the data showed.
Total gold imports via Hong Kong were down about 47.3% to 22.992 tonnes.
(Reporting by Seher Dareen in Bengaluru, Editing by Louise Heavens)
