India's trade deficit widens to $14.25 bln in Sept

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Reuters NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Oct 14 2014 | 6:56 PM IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's trade deficit widened to $14.25 billion in September following a jump in oil and gold imports, government data showed on Tuesday.

The deficit stood at $10.84 billion in August.

Merchandise imports surged nearly 26 percent last month year-on-year to $43.2 billion. Exports, meanwhile, grew a tepid 2.73 percent on year to $28.9 billion.

(Reporting by Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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