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July-September current account deficit widens to 1.6 pct of GDP

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Reuters MUMBAI

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's current account deficit in the July-September quarter widened to $8.2 billion, or 1.6 percent of gross domestic product, from $6.2 billion, or 1.2 percent of GDP, a quarter earlier, the central bank said on Tuesday.

The July-September balance of payments deficit was $0.9 billion from surplus $11.4 billion in the previous quarter, according to the Reserve Bank of India.

(Reporting by Neha Dasgupta and Swati Bhat; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)

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First Published: Dec 22 2015 | 5:59 PM IST

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