Exports fell by 6.6 per cent for the 13th month in a row in October, though the decline was not as steep as witnessed in earlier months following the global financial crisis.According to the data released by the government, the exports stood at 13.19 billion dollars in October against 14.13 billion dollars in the same period last year. The country's imports fell by 15 per cent during the month to 21.9 billion dollars. As a result, the country's trade gap narrowed to 8.8 billion dollars against 11.7 billion dollars during the corresponding period in 2008.