41.   Raghuraman said the trade deficit would widen due to massive increase in imports of petroleum products.

42.   The bank said the invisible trade deficit had been widening due to the growth in foreign investment and interest income, as well as an increasing travel account deficit.

43.   The bank said the invisible trade deficit has been widening due to the growth in foreign investment and interest income, as well as an increasing travel account deficit.

44.   The CSO said the latest estimate of the trend suggested that the non-EU visible deficit is widening.

45.   The finance ministry said the budget deficit widened mainly due to early payment of certain expenses while the timing of receipts was in line with expectations.

46.   The European Central Bank could raise interest rates if deficits widened sharply and thereby threatened to aggravate inflation.