here's one for the gold traders, this comes via the folks at Kitco:
In brief (full piece at that link above):
- first half of 2017, imports came in at 521 tonnes, beating the totals from the entire previous year (510 tonnes)
- Reasons for the climb were lower gold prices and preparations ahead of the new 3% goods and services tax (GST) that is being rolled out in July
- gold imported by India on an annual basis during the past five years averaged around 709 tonnes
