India's exports jump 45% to $33.14 bn in August 2021; trade deficit at $13.87 billion

New Delhi: India’s exports jumped 45.17 percent to $33.14 billion in August as against $22.83 billion in the same month last year, according to the commerce ministry’s provisional data. The exports during April-August 2021 stood at $163.67 billion, an increase of 66.92 percent over $98.05 billion in the same period a year ago, the data showed. Imports in August rose 51.47 percent to $47.01 billion, as against $31.03 billion in the corresponding month of 2020. Imports during April-August this fiscal rose by 81.75 percent to $219.54 billion. The trade deficit in August 2021 was $13.87 billion, compared to $8.2 billion in the year-ago period.