The country's merchandise export during Aug. 1-21 is estimated to rise by 15% to more than $25 billion, an official said on Wednesday.
During April-Aug. 21 this fiscal, the exports crossed $200 billion, the official said.
The commerce ministry will release the exports and imports data for August formally next month.
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India's exports increased by 19.63% to $44.24 billion in July, even as the trade deficit widened to $31.98 billion.
During April-July this fiscal, exports jumped 17.04% to $173.78 billion, and imports climbed 19.27% to $292.38 billion.
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