NEW DELHI: India's exports rose by 25.1 per cent to $34.57 billion in February, fuelled by higher shipments of engineering, petroleum and chemicals goods even as the trade deficit widened to $20.88 billion, according to the commerce ministry data released on Monday.
Imports during the month too jumped 36 per cent to $55.45 billion, with inbound shipments of petroleum and crude oil surging 69 per cent to $15.28 billion.