India's exports grow 23 percent to top $124 bn

Wednesday, 02 May 2007, 19:30 IST
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New Delhi: India's exports grew 23.88 percent during the fiscal year ended March 31 to touch $124.63 billion, against $100.61 billion in the previous year, trade data released Tuesday said. India's merchandise imports during the period under review expanded 29.3 percent to top $181.37 billion against $140.26 billion in the previous year, said data released by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics. As a result, the trade deficit expanded to $56.74 billion from $39.63 billion. Crude oil imports during the April-March period were valued at $57.27 billion as against $43.95 billion in the previous year, while non-oil imports increased to $124.09 billion from $99.48 billion, the data showed.
Source: IANS