The Number

832.18

Metric tons

China's gold consumption amounted to 832.18 tons in 2012, an increase of 9.35 percent from a year earlier, according to data from the China Gold Association. Consumption of gold jewelry rose 10.09 percent year-on-year to 502.75 tons, gold bars increased 12.22 percent to 239.98 tons and gold coins gained 21.63 percent to 25.3 tons. China is the world's second-largest gold consumer after India.