While industrial and photographic demand for the metal is lackluster, investors are buying the metal as a cheap proxy for gold.

尽管工业和摄影业对白银的需求并没增长，但投资者却把白银看成为较黄金便宜的替代品而追捧。

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Another 12% of demand is attributed to medical and industrial USES for gold, where it is used in the manufacturing of medical devices like stents and precision electronics like GPS units.

黄金需求的另外12%用于医疗和工业用途，被用于生产医疗设备和电子仪器。

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The council expects that gold will be in higher demand at the year end than it was in 2009 due to industrial growth in the tech sector and sustained demand for gold jewelry in India and China.

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Industrial applications for gold account for a far smaller portion of demand for this metal than is the case with silver.

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The one scenario in which silver could lag gold would be runaway inflation accompanied by a weak economy that curbs industrial demand for silver, he said.

FORBES: Casey Research's Clark: Time Ripe For 'Overweight' Positioning In Gold, Silver