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S.Korea sees 6.39 bln USD trade surplus in IT products in October
SEOUL, Nov 04, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) --
South Korea posted 6.39 billion U.S.
dollars of trade surplus in information technology (IT) products
in October, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said in a report on
Thursday.
According to a report by the ministry, exports of
semiconductors, mobile phones and other IT products reached 12.04
billion dollars in October, up 0.7 percent on-year, while imports
posted 5.66 billion dollars, down 10.9 percent on-year.
The October's figure slightly fell 20 million dollars compared
to 6.41 billion dollars a month earlier, but it presented as the
second-largest monthly tally since the ministry started taking
statistics on IT trade in 1996, the report said.
According to the report, exports of semiconductors reached 3.44
billion dollars last, up 36.7 percent on-year, and displays
reached 2.66 billion dollars, up 10.4 percent on-year, while
mobile phones, however, declines to 2.58 billion dollar, down 31.3
percent on-year.
The report also noted that exports to China and Hong Kong stood
at 5.15 billion dollars last month, followed by the European Union
with 1.79 billion dollars and the United States with 1.36 billion
dollars.
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