May's data is not in yet, but through April 2021, central banks have bought a net 164 tons of physical gold.
World Gold Council tracks central bank gold purchases (Q1 2021 numbers) here: https://www.gold.org/goldhub/research...
Central Banks Add Another 69 Tons of Gold to Reserves in April https://schiffgold.com/key-gold-news/...
Russia lines up new Gold Buying through its Sovereign Wealth Fund https://goldseek.com/article/russia-l...
According to the WGC's Central Bank Gold Reserves Survey, 21% of the world's central banks plan to add gold to their reserves in the coming year. That's one percentage point higher than last year.
No central bank indicated that it plans to shrink its gold reserves in the coming year. In 2020, 4% of banks said they planned to sell gold.
Fifty-six central banks participated in the World Gold Council survey.
Central Banks Continue to Be Bullish on Gold https://schiffgold.com/key-gold-news/...
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