India's exports grew by 23.5 per cent in June 2008 to $14.66 billion, compared to $11.87 billion in the same month last year.Imports during the month grew by 25.9 percent to $24.45 billion from $19.42 billion, leaving a trade deficit of $9.78 billion, according to official data released on Friday.
Exports during the April-June period of the current fiscal increased by 22.3 per cent to 42.84 billion dollars from $35.03 billion.
Imports for the first quarter went up by a huge 29.7 per cent to $73.27 billion from $56.50 billion. The trade gap for the period widened to $30.42 billion against $21.47 billion.
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