
Exports from October 1 to 10 surged more than twofold compared to the same period last year, setting a new record for the month of October. According to trade statistics for October 1–10 released by the Korea Customs Service on the 12th, exports during this period amounted to $26.104 billion, an increase of 102.0% ($13.18 billion) compared to the same period last year. Imports rose by 65.5% ($8.84 billion) to $22.316 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $3.788 billion this month. Exports by major item showed that semiconductors increased by 170.9% to $12.198 billion. Their share of total exports also rose to 46.7%, an increase of 11.9 percentage points from a year ago. In addition, petroleum products increased by 45.6%, passenger cars by 82.7%, steel products by 49.4%, wireless communication devices by 62.6%, and computer peripherals by 260.5%. On the other hand, ship exports decreased by 13.4%. By country, exports to China increased by 167.3% to $7.593 billion, to the United States by 159.9% to $3.657 billion, and to Vietnam by 89.7% to $2.406 billion. Exports to the European Union (EU) also increased by 127.3%. In terms of imports, crude oil increased by 56.2% to $4.257 billion, gas by



























