Fall in the precious metal import comes to the tune of $0.55 million in July-November 2018-19 from $8.764 million in July-November 2017-18, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics says.
Import of 209 kilograms of gold was made in July-November 2018-19, which is lower by five percent or 10 kilograms from 219 kilograms of precious metal imported in July-November 2017-18.
In November 2018, the country's import of gold however surged by 29.05 percent or $0.398 million to $1.768 million from $1.370 million in November 2017. Import quantity of gold also mounted by 39.39 percent or 13 kilograms 46 kilograms in November 2018 from 33 kilograms in November 2017.