The client of Chinanews.com, April 30, 30th, the World Gold Council issued a report saying that the global demand for gold jewelry in the first quarter fell by 39% year-on-year to 325.8 tons. The central banks of various countries continue to purchase gold in large quantities, with a net purchase of 145 tons (down 8% year-on-year). Net inflows in investment pushed the dollar-denominated gold price to an eight-year high. Driven by this, global dollar-denominated gold demand rose to the highest since the second quarter of 2013, 55 billion US dollars.