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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

India's trade deficit widens.

India's appetite for (now cheaper) gold (GLD) drove the country's trade deficit 70% wider in April as precious metals imports more than doubled Y/Y. The deficit came in at $17.8B last month, up from $10.31B in March as higher import taxes on gold failed to arrest voracious demand from the world's biggest consumer. The country's trade secretary called the figures "surprising."

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