Port Louis - Mauritius' trade deficit narrowed 16.3 percent to 6.32 billion rupees ($204.2 million) in April from a year earlier, official data showed on Monday.
Increased sales of food and live animal drove the value of exports up 7.6 percent to 6.7 billion rupees, Statistics Mauritius said in a statement. Imports fell 5.5 percent to 13.02 billion rupees.
Britain was the main buyer of goods from Mauritius in April, accounting for 17.7 percent of exports, while India supplied 24.1 percent of imports. - Reuters