BackFeb exports up 34.8% at $16.09 bn
Feb exports up 34.8% at $16.09 bn
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New Delhi: India’s exports rose an annual 34.8% in February to $16.09 billion, the fourth consecutive rise after 13 straight months of decline, the government said on Thursday.
Imports rose 66.4% from a year earlier to $25.06 billion.
Union commerce minister Anand Sharma had given the data on Wednesday ahead of its official release.
The growth in February is from a lower base and helped by the government’s assistance to certain sectors. It is also in line with a World Trade Organization forecast of a global trade rebound this year.
The trade deficit stood at $4.55 billion in February.
Exports for April-February, the first 11 months of the 2009-10 fiscal year, were down 11.3% at $152.98 billion from the same period in the previous year.
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