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Contrary to popular belief, the ´five gold rings´ in the Christmas song does not refer to jewellery at all…originally it represented five ring-necked pheasants.

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Global

Pie chart showing geographic breakdown of global diamond sales: Americas 50%; Japan 16%; Europe & South Africa 13%; Asia Arabia 7%; Asia Pac 6%; Other 8%

Source: Idex Online

Pie chart showing geographic breakdown of global gold cosumption: India 28%; USA 13%; China 10%; SE Asia 9%; Europe 8%; Saudi Arabia 7%; Gulf States 5%; South Korea 4%; Egypt 4%; Turkey 4%; Pakistan 4%; and Japan 3%.

Source: World Gold Council/GFMS

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