Japanese precious metals market trends (below) – Japan, gold precious metals – Jewelry Industry

August 2, 2010 · Posted in Precious Metal 

The growth in investment market includes gold bars and jewelry, as well as physical sales, including sales and marketing hot outside, participating in gold (178, -2. 05, -1. 14 %, right) platinum accumulation plan (GAP) “and” gold accumulation plan (PAP) “investment has been rapidly expanding team. In addition, the establishment of “precious internet savings plan (GP), also showed good development prospects. This program of investment in precious metals, 1982, was officially launched in Japan after the popularity of last December to March this year, only four months time, added 30,000 customers.

In these programs, customers need to register precious metals. The precious metals account automatically participate in the investment plans of clients per month bank account deductions for the purchase of the necessary quantitative and pay the cost of precious metals. The biggest feature of the program, participating customers are required to pay the monthly equivalent of precious metals, but that does not mean the loss of flexibility. Instead, customers can still sell all or part of the precious metals purchased. At the same time, which may exist at any time and precious metals accounts are provided in kind, and you can select the type of physical elimination, including gold bars, gold coins and jewelry. Of course, customers can participate in investment projects selected by physical gold in the warehouse, either by phone or online commerce transactions can be. Currently, the participation of most precious metals investment program for customers 30 years old 40 years old age groups.

Although many clients choose to sell, there are still a lot of new customers choose to buy. Our 30,000 new customers acquired a total of 500 kilograms, 250 kilograms of gold and platinum. In a recent annual survey of the Japanese consumer market, 39% of the gold standard consumer products for personal investment, and gold products as attractive investment, arguing that gold is world. They believe that the gold in the world, around the world is worthless. And 20% of the reasons why investors choose to invest in gold trust gold. They believe that everyone, the price of gold is transparent and reasonable.

While the price was high but we were surprised that there are still 19% in consumer survey think prices there is still room to grow. In the 2003 survey, only 9% of respondents agreed. viewpoint of the Bulls doubled over the past five years. In Japanese consumers, this growing number of Japanese bull market expectations of gold are at the root of the continued development of the investment market.

Through our research we found that Japanese traditional use of gold for the rich, and 50-60 years in the middle, the elderly, increased from a few kilograms of gold on the order of several tens of kilograms. They are generally regarded as a gold stock over time. But in recent years, consumers will have golden patterns of mortality of juveniles. Meanwhile, investors are increasingly investing in gold and other financial investment products.

Today, the age structure of precious metals on the Japanese investors are the change. Today, not only the rich or the older Japanese are choosing to invest in gold, a growing number of housewives and 20 years are also added to the ranks. For new investors, suddenly dozens of kilograms of gold to buy too many, and is not compatible with its economic power and the best suited to your investment plan is the accumulation of “gold (BPA), because the program allows customers the minimum purchase amount per month for 3,000 yen. Because many factors influence the uncertain future of Japan and the world economy, the size of gold market Investment can be extended. For investors, gold is that they spread risk investment, expand the types of personal investment portfolio, to protect the personal property of other good options.

The demand for gold Japan 2007, Japan’s demand for gold reached 239 tons. With 23 tons of gold stored in Japan is sold on the market is the second 2006 in Japan after the second sale of gold purchases. Those who have been in large-scale export ingots and jewelry purchased in 2006 and 2007 the export volume amounted to 106. 7 tons and 97 tons. Another feature of the gold market in Japan is the high demand for gold for industrial use, including the electronics industry, electrical industry, and dentists. Recently, the global economy is increasing, which further increase demand for gold for industrial use, about 100 tons in 2002 to 150 tonnes last year. Strong demand for gold for industrial purposes is to promote the steady development of the gold market in Japan a significant factor .

The future trend of prices for, gold ongoing investment has tasted the sweetness of investors is likely to continue to buy gold in the future. They and those who have begun to invest in gold as the new customer to continue to lead gold investment boom of the force. Of course, industrial demand remains strong gold market in Japan is also an important guarantee for continued success, and this trend is the focus of our attention.


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