Exports jumps 30%, trade defict high at Rs 13.8 bn Non oil ,non gold imports up 23%,showing signs of industrail recovery The GST Council´s efforts to resolve exporters´ woes on refunds seem to have started yielding results.Exports grew 30.55 per cent in November,amonth after it contracted 1.1 per cent, also due to the low base effect and rising petroleum prices. In fact, petroleum products, along with engineering goods, gems and jewellery, and chemicals, drove nearly 80 per cent of the rise in merchandise exports.The outbound shipment stood at Rs 26.19 billion in November against Rs 20.06 billion a year ago. To put things in context, exports had declined by 24.43 per cent in November 2016, the steepest that year. Exports rose 12.01 per cent at Rs 196.48 billion during the first 11 months of the current financial year.But exporters complained that their funds were still stuck and demanded government intervention to address their concerns including issues related to the good