WEALTHY Chinese remain the No.1 buyers of luxury products worldwide, appearing inured to economic turmoil at home as they zigzag the globe in search of deals on everything from handbags to jewellery, according to a new study by Bain consultancy.

THE study released on Thursday by the Altagamma association of Italian luxury producers forecasts that global sales of personal luxury goods will jump 13 per cent to 253 billion euros ($A388.96 billion) this year. That's after two years of more modest 3 per cent growth.

Originally published asChinese remain top buyers of luxury goods