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Imports also surged by 54.08 percent to USD 40.9 billion, leaving a trade deficit of USD 14.9 billion, as per official data released by the Commerce Ministry on Friday.
Earlier, Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar said, "This is the highest imports figure in the last four years."
In May this year, crude oil imports grew by 18.57 percent to USD 10.1 billion from USD 8.5 billion in the same month last year. Non-oil imports also went up by 71 percent to USD 30.7 billion in the month under the review from USD 17.9 billion in the same period last fiscal.
During April-May, exports increased by 45.28 percent to USD 49.7 billion, while imports grew by 33.3 percent to USD 73.7 billion.
The trade deficit during the first two months of the current fiscal stood at USD 23.9 billion.
During 2010-11, the country`s total merchandise exports aggregated USD 246 billion, growing by an impressive 37.55 percent.
Imports in the last fiscal stood at USD 350 billion, down by 21.6 percent, and the trade deficit was USD 104 billion.
