Semiconductor (11.6%), passenger cars (15.7%), wireless communication devices (60.5%), etc.
Concentration in China (18.6%), the US (18.6%), Vietnam (13.4%), and the EU (16.0%)
From the 1st to the 20th of this month, exports were $22.8 billion and imports were $28.6 billion, up 10.6% ($2.7 billion) in exports and 1.5% ($420 million) in imports from the same period last year. According to the Korea Customs Service on the 21st, the trade balance from the 1st to the 20th of this month is a deficit of $366 million.
In the case of exports this month, semiconductors (11.6%), passenger cars (15.7%), and wireless communication devices (60.5%) increased compared to the same period last year, but petroleum products (45.6%) and computer peripherals (1.1%) decreased.
Analysis of exports to major countries showed that China (18.6%), the United States (18.6%), Vietnam (13.4%), and the EU (16.0%) increased, while Japan (10.9%) and the Middle East (15.1%) decreased. .
Imports of semiconductors (22.5%), machinery (6.2%) and wireless communication devices (20.5%) increased compared to the same period last year, while crude oil (40.9%), gas (15.1%), and petroleum products (40.5%) decreased.
In addition, imports from China (8.1%), EU (6.6%), Japan (29.9%) and Vietnam (3.5%) increased, while the US (12.4%) and the Middle East (37.4%) decreased.
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