Sri Lanka's trade deficit for April widened by 2.6 percent year-on-year to $761 million, reported the Reuters news agency.
The export of tea fell 9.3 percent in April, after a record fall in January - April of 11.7 percent.
The export of textiles and garments was also reported to have dropped, 2.2 percent in April.
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