The Indian government is re-examining a surge in gold imports that widened the country's trade deficit to a record in November and pushed the rupee to an all-time low, two government sources aware of the matter told Reuters.

A surge in gold imports that widened India’s trade deficit to a record last month and pushed the rupee to an all-time low was due to an error in calculation, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The commerce department and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs are reviewing the gold import numbers for Nov, amid concerns that some error may have crept in to push up the overall figure.Latest data released by the commerce department earlier this week pegged gold imports at $14.