India, Sept. 28 -- Sweden's foreign trade deficit increased in August from a year ago, as imports grew faster than exports, figures from Statistics Sweden showed on Monday.

The trade deficit widened to SEK 11.9 billion in August from SEK 8.7 billion in the corresponding month last year. In July, the trade balance showed a surplus of SEK 1.4 billion.

The value of exports climbed 11.0 percent in August from last year, and imports climbed by 12.0 percent.

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