India's merchandise trade deficit surged 59% year-on-year to $30.43 billion in June, up from $19.10 billion in the same month last year.
Economists had expected trade deficit to be $26.63 billion in June, according to a Reuters poll, compared with a deficit of $28.21 billion in the previous month.
Merchandise exports fell to $40.41 billion in May from $45.2 billion in the previous month, government data showed, while imports fell to $70.84 billion against $73.41 billion in May.
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