India’s gold imports in November fell by over Rs 29,900 crore
Posted on: 20/Dec/2013 11:22:24 AM
The finance Ministry has mentioned that 21,281 kgs of gold valued at Rs 5,619.66 crore was brought into the country last month.
The value of India’s gold imports in November fell by over Rs 29,900 crore, or 84 per cent, from the level in January after steps taken by the government to curb inward shipments of the metal.
In January, India had imported 1.2 lakh kgs of gold worth Rs 35,528.24 crore. They stood at Rs 23,688 crore in January 2012.
Monthly gold imports have fluctuated since the start of this year.
Gold imports stood at about Rs 26,930 crore in February, Rs 12,741 crore in March, Rs 36,223 crore during April, Rs 40,867 in May and Rs 8,543 in June.
The value of inward shipments of gold was Rs 13,225 crore in July, Rs 2,899 crore in August, Rs 3,149 crore in September and Rs 6,433 crore in October, according to the data.
The government raised customs duty on gold to 10 per cent in August from 2 per cent in January 2012, besides imposing other curbs on imports of the metal.
