[종합] January exports 48.0.1 billion dollars, 11.4% increase… Continued increase for 3 months

[세종=뉴스핌] Reporter Eun-Seok Lim = Exports in January rose 11.4% from the previous year to 48 billion dollars, continuing the positive for the third consecutive month. In particular, total exports recorded a double-digit increase for two consecutive months in 40 months, and total exports and daily average exports were positive at the same time for three consecutive months, showing a good start to expect export performance this year.

According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on the 1st, exports in January amounted to 48 billion dollars, up 11.4% from the previous year. Imports increased 3.1% to 44 billion dollars. The trade balance was $3.96 billion, recording a surplus for the 9th consecutive month.

The total export growth rate in January was 11.4%, a double-digit increase for the second consecutive month following 12.6% in December last year. It was only 40 months after August-September 2017 that the export growth rate recorded a double-digit increase for the second consecutive month.

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It is the first time since January-March 2018 that total exports and daily average exports (6.4%) have increased simultaneously for three consecutive months. The average daily export value in January was $2.13 billion, the first ever record in January, exceeding $2.1 billion, a record high in January. Total exports recorded 49.2 billion dollars in 2019, the second in January.

The export unit price showed the highest increase (29.9%) in 3 years and 9 months. High value-added export items such as 16.0% system semiconductors, 81.0% for electric vehicles, 52.1% for organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), and 64.0% for medical devices are leading the recent export trend.

Of the 15 major items, 12 items including semiconductors, automobiles, petrochemicals, car parts, steel, ships, wireless communication devices, displays, home appliances, computers, biohealth, and secondary batteries have increased, making the largest item since October 2018 a plus. Showed. In particular, it was found that more than 10 items increased for 3 consecutive months after 40 months.

All six IT-related items increased for three consecutive months. Semiconductor (21.7%) recorded a double digit plus for 5 consecutive months in 26 months since November 2018. Wireless communication devices (58.0%) and displays (32.2%) showed the highest growth rate in 16 years or 10 years.

Automobiles (40.2%) recorded the highest growth rate since September 2017. Biohealth (66.5%) increased for 17 consecutive months (double digit increase for 14 consecutive months). Petrochemical (8.6%) rebounded positively in 26 months and steel (6.0%) rebounded in 4 months.

Meanwhile, China (22.0%), the United States (46.1%), and the European Union (23.9%, based on 27 countries) all showed an increase of more than 20%. Exports to the United States recorded an all-time high of $8.39 billion based on monthly exports.

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