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S. Korea's exports hit record high in 2018: Yonhap

Lim Chang-won Reporter(cwlim34@ajunews.com) | Posted : January 1, 2019, 12:40 | Updated : January 1, 2019, 12:40
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SEOUL -- South Korea's exports hit an all-time high last year on brisk sales of memory chips and petrochemical goods. Outbound shipments came to $605.5 billion for 2018, up 5.5 percent from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

Imports jumped 11.8 percent on-year to $535 billion last year for a trade surplus of $70.5 billion, marking the 10th consecutive year the country exported more goods than it bought, the ministry said. Annual exports surpassed $600 billion for the first time, making South Korea the world's sixth-largest exporter. Total trade volume exceeded $1 trillion for the second year in a row in line with the global economic recovery.

Shipments of memory chips hit a record $126.7 billion, and those for general machinery and petrochemical products broke the previous record to exceed $50 billion this year. In contrast, sales of autos, displays and steel backtracked compared with a year ago due to toughening global competition and rising import restrictions in major markets.

Exports to China, South Korea's largest market, surged 14.2 percent on-year to $162.2 billion thanks to strong demand for memory chips, petrochemical goods and general machinery. Shipments to the United States gained six percent to $72.7 billion, led by general machinery and memory chips, despite tougher import restrictions imposed by the Donald Trump administration.

Sales in Southeast Asian nations increased 5.3 percent to $100.3 billion on the back of memory chips, petrochemical goods, making the regional economic bloc a key market.
(Yonhap)



 

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