Pakistan's Gold imports drop 7.5% y-o-y to $18.8 mln in July-Aug: PBS
Gold | 2012-09-28 08:19:36
Pakistan gold imports dropped by 7.48% year-on-year to $18.8 million in July-August this fiscal year.
By Paul Ploumis
ISLAMABAD (Scrap Monster): Pakistan gold imports dropped by 7.48% year-on-year to $18.8 million in July-August this fiscal year, as per latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Country imported $20.32 million worth of gold same period of previous year.
According to PBS data, the total metal imports dropped slightly by 0.67% year-on-year to $454.752 million during first two months of current fiscal year.
Country imported $457.816 million worth of metal during first two months of last fiscal year.
Pakistan's iron and steel scrap imports advanced sharply by 18.28% year-on-year to $116.555 million in the first two months of the current fiscal year.
The Pakistan Government's fiscal year starts on 1st July of the previous calendar year and concludes on 30th June.
