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Sri Lankan trade deficit for the six months ended June (1H’14) narrowed 20.1 percent to US $ 3.55 billion, driven by exports which grew by 16.8 percent YoY to Rs. 5.44 billion. However, the imports during 1H’14 edged down by only 1.2 percent YoY to US $ 8.99 billion.