Retail sales of gold, silver and jewellery hit RMB25 billion (about US$3.9 billion) in August, up 17.4 percent from the same period a year ago, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China.
This segment also recorded a 7.5 percent hike to RMB201.4 billion (about US$31.68 billion) from January to August this year compared to 2014 figures.
In July, sales reached RMB21.4 billion (about US$3.36 billion), government data further revealed.
During the first half of 2015, China’s sales of gold, silver and jewellery climbed 5.2 percent to RMB154.7 billion (about US$25 billion).
Last year’s full year sales in this segment reached RMB297.3 billion (about US$47.8 billion), slightly up from RMB295.9 billion (about US$47.5 billion) in 2013.