July-January 2013-14: gold import grows over 40 percent

Gold import posted an increase of over 40 percent during July-January 2013-14 to dollars 172.941 million, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) say. Gold import grew by dollars 49.553 million during July-January 2013-14 from dollars 123.388 million in the same period last fiscal year, according to the statistics. In terms of volume: gold import showed a growth of 80 percent or 1,933 kilograms to 4,202 kilograms in July-January 2013-14 from 2,269 kilograms during the same period last fiscal year, the official figures indicate.
On annual basis, gold import stood at dollars 11.339 million in January 2014 as compared to the import of precious metal of dollars 12.197 million in January 2013, depicting a fall of just over seven percent or dollars 0.858 million, the PBS says. In terms of volume: gold import increased by 18.5 percent or 42 kilograms in January 2014 to 269 kilograms from 227 kilograms in January 2013, the PBS suggests.