#trade balance
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South Korea exports $71.4 billion in Sept 1–20 — up 78% with one fewer working day
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Korea's August exports hit $98.25 billion — semiconductors alone were $46.65 billion, 47.5% of the total
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Korean chip exports jump 155% — $9.95bn in ten days, 46.8% of everything the country sold
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Trade balance explained — why a 45% export surge barely moves the surplus
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Economy · 2 min readSouth Korea exports $71.4 billion in Sept 1–20 — up 78% with one fewer working day
Total — 71.4 billion dollars (+78.3%), a record; 15.5 working days, one fewer, so daily average +89.8%; the previous 20-day record was 61.7 billion in June 2026
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Economy · 3 min readKorea's August exports hit $98.25 billion — semiconductors alone were $46.65 billion, 47.5% of the total
Total — 98.25bn dollars (+68.7%), third-highest month on record. Imports 63.51bn (+22.5%), surplus 34.75bn
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Economy · 3 min readKorean chip exports jump 155% — $9.95bn in ten days, 46.8% of everything the country sold
Exports $21.3bn (+45.3%) — working days were 7.0, identical to last year, so this is not a calendar effect
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Economy · 3 min readTrade balance explained — why a 45% export surge barely moves the surplus
Trade balance = exports − imports — the surplus comes from the gap in dollars, not the gap in growth rates