India's exports rose in July, for the ninth month in a row, by 13.2

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per cent to USD 16.24 billion, Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar said today.

Imports too rose by 34.3 per cent to $ 29.17 billion, taking the trade gap for the month to USD 12.93 billion, he added.

Overseas shipments in April-July this fiscal aggregated at USD 68.63 billion, up 30.1 per cent over the same period last year. Imports during the April-July period this fiscal were at USD 112 billion, up by 33.3 per cent over the year-ago period.

Sectors which did not perform well in July include leather, electronic goods, man-made fibre, textiles and tea, Khullar said.