Thursday, August 27, 2009

India Aug 1-Aug 26 monsoon deficit 25 pct-sources



Aug 27 2009 3:52PM


NEW DELHI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - India's monsoon rainfall deficit in the June 1-Aug. 26 period was 25 percent, two government sources told Reuters on Thursday, with improved rains in the past week narrowing the seasonal shortfall by 1 percentage point.

According to a Reuters calculation based on the data, confirmed by one of the sources, rains in the week to Aug. 26 were 6.6 percent below the long-term average.

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