Exports up 2.29% in Nov, but gold imports push up trade deficit

摘要

Exports rose for the third straight month in November, recording a growth of 2.29 %, though the trade deficit shot up to about two-year high of $13 billion mainly due to increase in gold imports.Exports of engineering products rose by 14.10 %, petroleum by 5.73 cent and chemicals by 8.3 % compared to the same month last year, according to official data released today.