U.S. Gold Market Switches From A Surplus In 2016 To Deficit In 2017 Posted by SRSrocco in Mining, News, Precious Metals, Silver Members on January 5, 2018 — 61 comments So, why will the U.S. gold market suffer a deficit if gold demand is down sharply this year? Well, it seems as if the culprit is the huge increase in net gold exports. Thus, the U.S. net export deficit will be 225 mt in 2017… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content. View Membership Levels Already a member? Log in here