[World Gold Council: More Central Banks Choose to Repatriate Gold Reserves] A survey by the World Gold Council shows that an increasing number of central banks are moving gold out of vaults in London and New York, boosting domestic storage or diversifying overseas storage locations. Over the past four years, central banks have purchased an average of 1,000 tons of gold annually, double the average level of the past decade. Nearly 90% of surveyed central banks indicated that they expect global central bank gold reserves to increase in the coming year.