PM’s council expects gold imports to drop
19 Sep 2012 11:00 PM GMT
The Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council on Tuesday said it expects gold imports to come down this fiscal which could reduce the current account deficit (CAD) to 3.5 per cent of GDP.
'We do expect CAD in the current year, that is 2012-13, to come down to something like 3.5 per cent from the high level of 4.2 per cent of GDP last year,' PMEAC chairman C Rangarajan said at an event.
India's CAD had touched a record high of 4.2 per cent of GDP in 2011-12, on the back of a wider trade gap and lower capital inflows.
Rangarajan said he expected gold and coal imports to decline in the current fiscal. He also said the capital flows should be encouraged into the country in the short term.
'I believe gold imports will come down this year. I think as inflation comes down and as the attraction for gold becomes less we should be able to import less gold.
'And also, if you increase the domestic production of coal, then the import of coal which we are doing on a large scale will also come down,' he said.
In the 2011-12 fiscal, India's gold imports stood at USD 60 billion and the quantum of import was 1,067 tonnes.
'We do expect CAD in the current year, that is 2012-13, to come down to something like 3.5 per cent from the high level of 4.2 per cent of GDP last year,' PMEAC chairman C Rangarajan said at an event.
India's CAD had touched a record high of 4.2 per cent of GDP in 2011-12, on the back of a wider trade gap and lower capital inflows.
Rangarajan said he expected gold and coal imports to decline in the current fiscal. He also said the capital flows should be encouraged into the country in the short term.
'I believe gold imports will come down this year. I think as inflation comes down and as the attraction for gold becomes less we should be able to import less gold.
'And also, if you increase the domestic production of coal, then the import of coal which we are doing on a large scale will also come down,' he said.
In the 2011-12 fiscal, India's gold imports stood at USD 60 billion and the quantum of import was 1,067 tonnes.
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