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Exports down 1.8 percent to $300.6 billion in 2012/13

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Reuters NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Apr 18 2013 | 12:40 PM IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's exports fell 1.76 percent to $300.6 billion in the fiscal year 2012/13, the first decline since 2009/10 and a driver of a record current account deficit.

The 2012/13 trade deficit was about $191 billion, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Thursday, up from $185 billion the year before.

(Reporting by Rajesh Kumar Singh and Manoj Kumar; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel)

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First Published: Apr 18 2013 | 12:20 PM IST

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