Gold jewellery exports in FY14 fell almost 40 per cent

Gold jewellery exports from India, the world's second-biggest consumer of the metal, fell 39.63 per cent to $7.86 billion in the year to March 2014, an industry body said on Tuesday.

India exported $992.03 million worth of gold jewellery in March , up 6.09 per cent on the year, the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) said.