INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Trade deficit widened to a more than five year high of $18.02 billion in July, the trade ministry said on Tuesday, driven largely by a surge
in oil imports.Though merchandise exports rose 14.32 per cent year-on-year in July, the trade deficit widened as oil imports surged 57.41
per cent to $12.35 billion.In June, the trade deficit stood at $16.6 billion.Merchandise exports last month rose to $25.77 billion from a
