Gold Pricing & Jewellery Stats
- Gujarat (state): 147 BIS hallmarking centres (fourth-highest in India) and 25 districts under mandatory hallmarking. (Source: Ministry of Consumer Affairs data via Gujarat Samachar, August 2026; Business Standard, 10 August 2026)
- Surat: Gujarat is one of India's main gold jewellery manufacturing clusters; national gold jewellery exports were US$11.36 billion in FY2025-26. (Source: GJEPC data, as reported by Discovery Alert, May 2026)
- National view: India's H1 2026 bar and coin demand reached 113 tonnes, the strongest first half since 2013. (Source: World Gold Council, Gold Demand Trends Q2 2026, 30 July 2026)





