February exports up 4.25 percent

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Reuters NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Mar 11 2013 | 11:40 AM IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's February exports rose 4.25 percent from a year earlier to $26.3 billion, while imports rose 2.6 percent to $41.2 billion, leaving a trade deficit of $14.9 billion, trade ministry officials said on Monday.

Exports between April and February fell 4 percent year-on-year to $265.95 billion. Oil imports for the month of February rose about 15.5 percent from the corresponding period a year ago.

(Reporting by Matthias Williams; Writing by Rajesh Kumar Singh; Editing by Frank jack Daniel)

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