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Gem & jewellery exports fall 4.6 pct in April-Feb

| Friday, March 13, 2009


MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's gems and jewellery exports fell 4.6 percent on-year during April 2008 to February 2009, provisional data from the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) showed.

Overall gem and jewellery exports in dollar terms fell to $17.79 billion versus $18.65 billion in the same period last year, GJEPC said in a statement on Friday.

In rupee terms, exports rose 5.65 percent to 794 billion rupees in April-Feb as the rupee depreciated 21.5 percent against the dollar in the same period.

Source: http://in.reuters.com/

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