<div id="readability-page-1"><div id="parent_top_div">The country's gold imports in January rose by 40.79 per cent to $2.68 billion on account of increasing domestic demands, according to commerce ministry data. Gold imports stood at $1.9 billion in January 2024. Cumulatively, imports during April-January this fiscal year rose 32 per cent to $50 billion against $37.85 billion in the same period last fiscal year. ALSO READ: Exports contracts 2.38% in Jan, trade deficit widens to $23 billion The increase in imports also indicates strong investor confidence in the precious metal as a safe asset. The other reasons include asset diversification towards gold due to global uncertainties, increasing demand from banks, and cut in customs duties. Prices of the yellow metal have increased 11 per cent so far this year to Rs 88,200 per 10 gram in the national capital. India's gold imports, which have a bearing on the country's current account deficit (CAD), surged 30 per cent to $45.54 billion in 2023-24. Switzerland is the largest source of gold imports, with about 40 per cent share, followed by the UAE (over 16 per cent) and South Africa (about 10 per cent). The precious metal accounts for over 5 per cent of the country's total imports. The jump in gold imports pushed the country's trade deficit (difference between imports and exports) to $23 billion in January. India is the world's second-biggest gold consumer after China. The imports mainly take care of the demand by the jewellery industry. Gems and jewellery exports last month rose by 15.95 per cent year-on-year to about $3 billion. The country's silver imports in January rose by 82.84 per cent to $883.18 million.</div></div>

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印度在 2024 年 1 月的黃金進口激增了 40.79%，達到 26.8 億美元，這主要是由於國內需求上升和投資者對黃金作為安全資產的信心增強。從 4 月到 1 月的累計進口增長了 32%，達到了 500 億美元。進口的增加導致 1 月出現了 230 億美元的貿易赤字。瑞士仍然是最大的黃金進口來源，佔總進口的 40%。此外，白銀進口也增長了 82.84%，達到 8.8318 億美元

Gold imports jump 40.79% to $2.68 bn in Jan on increase in demand