Gold imports slip 3.3% in April-February

By: ENS Economic Bureau | Ahmedabad/gandhinagar/new Delhi, New Delhi |
Updated: March 22, 2021 4:14:24 am
Gold imports, which have a bearing on the nation’s present account deficit (CAD), fell 3.3 per cent to $26.11 billion throughout April-February 2020-21, in accordance with the Commerce Ministry knowledge.
Imports of the yellow metallic stood at $27 billion in April-February 2019-20.
The decline in gold imports has helped in narrowing the nation’s commerce deficit to $84.62 billion through the 11 months of the present fiscal, as towards $151.37 billion a yr in the past.
India is the biggest importer of gold, which primarily caters to the demand of the jewelry trade.
In quantity phrases, the nation imports 800-900 tonnes of gold yearly.
To promote the export sector, the federal government has decreased the import responsibility on this Budget on the metallic to 7.5 per cent. However, it additionally attracts agriculture infrastructure and growth cess on the charge of two.5 per cent.

Gems and jewelry exports declined 33.86 per cent to $22.40 billion in April-February 2020-21.
The imports of gold jumped to $5.3 billion in February as in comparison with $2.36 billion in the identical month final yr, the info confirmed.
Silver imports through the 11 months have dipped by 70.3 per cent to $780.75 million.