The commerce ministry in its latest data has showed that gold imports, which have a bearing on the current account deficit, fell 40 per cent to $12.3 billion during April-November from $20.6 billion in the corresponding period of 2019-20. The fall attributed to fall in demand in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, the imports recorded a year-on-year growth of 2.65 per cent in November to $3 billion. Silver imports during April-November 2020 too dipped 65.7 per cent to about $752 million. The decline in gold and silver imports has helped in narrowing the country's trade deficit, difference between imports and exports, to $42 billion during April-November 2020-21 as against $113.42 billion in the year-ago period.
India is the largest importer of gold, which mainly caters to demand of jewellery industry. In volume terms, the country imports 800-900 tonne of gold annually. Gems and jewellery exports declined by 44 per cent to $14.30 billion during the first eight months of the current fiscal.
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