India’s exports grew 6.74 per cent to $36.38 billion in September, while imports jumped 16.6 per cent, widening the trade deficit to $31.15 billion, the highest in over a year. The increase in inbound shipments of gold, fertiliser and silver has pushed the country’s imports in September to $68.53 billion against $58.74 billion in the same month last year, official data released on Wednesday showed.

Cumulatively, in April-September, exports increased by 3.02 per cent to $220.12 billion, while imports rose 4.53 per cent to $375.11 billion, leaving a trade deficit of $154.99 billion.

Briefing the media on the data, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said that despite global economic turbulence, India’s goods and services exports are doing well. When asked about the reason for growth in the s

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