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GFMS GOLD SURVEY 2016 BY: Rhona O’Connell, Head of Metals Research & Forecasts William Tankard, Manager, Mining Cameron Alexander, Manager, Regional Demand Ross Strachan, Manager, Regional Demand Sudheesh Nambiath, Lead Analyst Saida Litosh, Senior Analyst Janette Tourney, Senior Analyst Johann Wiebe, Senior Analyst Ling Wong, Senior Analyst Erica Rannestad, Senior Analyst Samson Li, Senior Analyst Natalie Scott-Gray, Analyst Dante Aranda, Analyst Gregory Rodwell, Analyst Alex Ji, Analyst Helen Cheng, Analyst Tamara Imangaliyeva, Analyst Beverley Salmon, Customer Relationship Manager PUBLISHED march 2016 BY THOMSON REUTERS The Thomson Reuters Building, 30 South Colonnade London, E14 5EP, UK E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://financial.thomsonreuters.com/en/products/tools-applications/trading-investment-tools/ eikon-trading-software/metal-trading.html THETHE GFMS GFMS TEAM TEAM AT AT THOMSON THOMSON REUTERSREUTERS GRATEFULLYGRATEFULLY THETHE FOLLOWING FOLLOWING COMPANIES COMPANIES FOR FOR THIS THIS YEAR’S YEAR’S GFMSGFMS www.pamp.com Italpreziosi SPA www.heraeus-precious-metals.com ACKNOWLEDGES THETHE GENEROUS GENEROUS SUPPORT SUPPORT FROM FROM GOLD SURVEYSURVEY AND AND ITS ITS QUARTERLY QUARTERLY UPDATES UPDATES Italpreziosi SPA TANAKA PRECIOUS METALS www.valcambi.com www.perthmint.com.au www.igr.com.tr TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Summary and Price Outlook 7 • Supply 8 • Demand 9 • Price and Market Outlook 12 2. Investment 13 • Overview 13 • Exchange Traded Funds 15 • Activity on Commodity Exchanges 16 • Physical Bar Investment 17 • Official Coins 18 • Medals and Imitation Coins 18 3. Mine Supply 20 • Mine Production 20 • Production Costs 28 • Producer Hedging 31 4. Supply from Above-Ground Stocks 32 • Scrap Supply 32 5. Official Sector 36 • Overview 36 • A Divergence Between Emerging Markets 37 6. Fabrication Demand 38 • Carat Jewellery 40 • Electronics 46 • Dentistry 48 • Other Industrial and Decorative Uses 48 • Outlook 48 7. Country Sections 50 • China 50 • India 58 • North America 66 • Turkey 69 • Japan 71 • Italy 73 • Switzerland 75 • Russia 77 • Germany 78 • United Kingdom 79 • Rest of Europe 80 • South America 81 • South Korea 82 • Indonesia 83 • Malaysia 84 • The Middle East 85 • Thailand 86 • Vietnam 87 • Rest of Asia 88 • Rest of the World 89 8. Appendices 90 TABLE OF CONTENTS © Thomson REUTERS 2016. 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ISSN: 2055-1797 (Print) ISSN: 2055-1800 (Online) F ORTHCOMING RELeases • GFMS COPPER SurveY 2016 5th April 2016 • GFMS GOLD SurveY 2016: Q1 Update AND OUTLOOK 26th April 2016 • WORLD SILVER SurveY 2016 5th (New York) May 2016 6th (Mexico City) May 2016 • GFMS PLATINUM group metaLS SurveY 2016 12th May 2016 • GFMS GOLD SurveY 2016: Q2 Update AND OUTLOOK 26th July 2016 • GFMS base metaLS REVIEW AND OUTLOOK October 2016 • GFMS GOLD SurveY 2016: Q3 Update AND OUTLOOK October 2016 • GFMS GOLD SurveY 2016: Q4 Update AND OUTLOOK January 2017 AWCKNO Ledgements The estimates shown in the GFMS Gold Survey for the main components of mine production, scrap, fabrication and investment demand are calculated on the basis of a detailed supply/demand analysis for each of the markets listed in the main tables. In the vast majority of cases, the information used in these analyses has been derived from visits to the countries concerned and discussions with local traders, producers, refiners, fabricators and central bankers. Although we also make use of public domain data where this is relevant, it is the information provided by our contacts which ultimately makes this GFMS Gold Survey unique. We are grateful to all of them. NOTES UNITS USED troy ounce (oz) = 31.1035 grammes tonne = 1 metric tonne, 32,151 troy ounces carat = gold purity in parts per 24 • Unless otherwise stated, U.S. dollar prices and their equivalents are for the LBMA Gold Price PM. • Unless otherwise stated, all statistics on gold supply and demand are expressed in terms of fine gold content. • Throughout the tables, totals may not add due to independent rounding. TERMINOLOGY ” “- Not available or not applicable. “0.0” Zero or less than 0.05. “dollar”, “$” U.S. dollar unless otherwise stated. “Identifiable Investment” The sum of physical