PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Mauritius's trade deficit narrowed by 12.1 percent in June compared with the same month in 2012 to 5.14 billion rupees as higher sales of food and live animals pushed up the value of exports, data showed on Monday.
The total value of exports climbed 17.4 percent to 8.12 billion rupees, Statistics Mauritius said in a statement. Imports increased 3.9 percent to 13.26 billion rupees.
The official data put the trade deficit in June 2012 at 5.85 billion rupees.
Britain was the main buyer of goods from Mauritius in June, accounting for 18 percent of exports, while India supplied 30.2 percent of imports.
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