India's exports grew by an annualised 34.4% to $23.9 billion in April maintaining a tempo of the last financial year despite a decline as compared to 44% growth in March.     Imports, for the opening month of the fiscal 2011-12, were up 14.1% to $32.8 billion leaving a trade gap of $8.9 billion.     Releasing the trade data here today, commerce secretary Rahul Khullar said, though the growth in April was lower than March, it was not a big concern.     "March is always a peak month,I am not worried," he said. The country's total merchandise exports aggregated $246 billion growing by an impressive 37.55% in the previous fiscal.     Imports in the fiscal 2010-11 were $350 billion, down by 21.6% and the trade deficit was $104 billion.  

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