Gold fabrication set for biggest rise since 2000 - CPM

30 March 2011  Reuters

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Gold demand to make jewelry, dental fillings and in electronics will jump by more than 5 percent this year, the biggest rise since 2000, metals research and consultant CPM Group said on Tuesday.

The New York-based company said fabrication demand for the metal notched a slight gain for the first time in three years in 2010, recovering from an 18-year low in 2009, aided by forecasts that the price of bullion may begin to plateau after more than doubling in four years, analysts said.

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