The Republic of Korea’s exports increased 6.8 percent on-year in the first 20 days of December on growing demand for semiconductors, data showed Monday.
Outbound shipments reached US$40.3 billion in the December 1-20 period, compared with $37.73 billion tallied a year earlier, Yonhap News Agency quoted the Korea Customs Service as saying.
Imports jumped 7.5 percent on-year to $38.9 billion during the period, resulting in a trade surplus of $1.35 billion, the data showed.
