India's exports contracted by 5.45 per cent, year-on-year basis, to $25.07 billion in June due to the persisting global economic slowdown.
Imports also declined by 13.46 per cent to $35.37 billion, leaving a trade deficit of $10.30 billion, according to the Director General of Foreign Trade A Pujari.
Meanwhile, Commerce Secretary
S R Rao told reporters in New Delhi, "Exports have contracted but trade deficit is also coming down."
During the April-June quarter of this fiscal exports have shrunk 1.7 per cent to $75.2 billion over the first quarter of 2011-12. Imports have also dipped by 6.1 per cent during the first quarter of 2012-13 to $115.26 billion.
Trade deficit in Q1 has declined to $40.06 billion, from $46.30 billion in April-June last fiscal.
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India's exports contracted by 5.45 per cent, year-on-year basis, to $25.07 billion in June due to the persisting global economic slowdown.