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India's July trade deficit widens to $12.23 bln - govt

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Reuters NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Aug 14 2014 | 8:06 PM IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's exports in July rose 7.33 percent from a year earlier, helped by a pick-up in external demand, government data showed on Thursday.

Exports in July reached $27.73 billion, data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed.

The trade deficit stood at $12.23 billion, higher than $11.76 billion in June.

(Reporting by Manoj Kumar; editing by Mayank Bhardwaj)

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First Published: Aug 14 2014 | 7:51 PM IST

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