With 90% of total consumer offtake in the region in the form of jewellery, this decline was largely down to the combination of the high gold price and a tightening of consumer spending.

• 该地区消费减少总量中90%25是金饰形式，这一降幅很大程度上是由于黄金价格高涨和消费开支削减的共同作用。