India's exports grew 23.83 per cent year-on-year in February to $9.70 billion, while imports were up at 30.10 per cent to $14.36 billion, government data showed on Monday.
In the first 11 months of this fiscal exports grew 22.95 per cent to cross the $100 billion mark at $109.1 billion, according to figures released by department of commerce.
The imports during the period grew 30.59 per cent to $164.98 billion, taking the overall trade deficit to $55.85 billion, which has grown by 48.6 per cent over the same period last year.
The deficit during the same period last year was $37.57 billion.
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