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India's January trade deficit widens to $16.30 billion

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Reuters NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Feb 15 2018 | 6:05 PM IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's trade deficit widened to $16.30 billion in January from $14.88 billion in the previous month, government data showed on Thursday.

Merchandise exports for January rose 9.07 percent from a year ago to $24.38 billion.

Goods imports last month were $40.68 billion, a jump of 26.10 percent from a year ago, data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed.

(Reporting by Nidhi Verma; Editing by Krishna N. Das)

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First Published: Feb 15 2018 | 6:01 PM IST

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