Arab Finance: Egypt’s gold jewelry demand fell 12% year on year (YoY) to 3.8 tons in the third quarter (Q3) of 2026, compared with 4.4 tons in the same period a year earlier, according to data published by the World Gold Council (WGC) on November 3.
Demand for gold bars and coins, however, rose 5% to 5.9 tons from 5.6 tons in Q3 2025.
Globally, gold demand excluding over-the-counter transactions and other demand declined 4% YoY to 1,225.1 tons, compared with 1,282.6 tons in Q3 2025.
Investment demand fell 14% to 479 tons from 554.3 tons, reflecting lower purchases of bars and coins and reduced inflows into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and similar products.