ISLAMABAD: The gold imports into the country dipped by 36.56 percent duringthe first eleven months of the current fiscal year (2018-19) as compared tothe corresponding period of last year.
Pakistan imported gold worth $11.863 million during July-May (2018-19)compared to the imports of US $ 19.308 million during July-May (2017-18),showing decrease of 38.56 percent, according to the latest data of PakistanBureau of Statistics (PBS).
In terms of quantity, the imports of gold declined by 37.32 per cent as thecountry import 299 kilograms of gold during the period under reviewcompared to the imports of 477 kilograms during
last fiscal year.
Meanwhile, Pakistan did not import gold during the month of May 2019, thePBS data revealed.