India's exports rose by 45.76 per cent to $33.28 billion in August, as against $22.83 billion in the same month last year, according to commerce ministry data released on Tuesday.
Imports during the month increased by 51.72 per cent to $47.09 billion, the data showed.
Trade deficit in August widened to $13.81 billion as against $8.2 billion in the same month last year.
Cumulative value of exports for the period April-August 2021 expanded by 67.33 per cent to $164.10 billion, compared to $98.06 billion in the year-ago period.
Imports during April-August 2021 stood at $219.63 billion as against $121.42 billion.
