Exports rise 20 pct in first 20 days of Dec.

김수연 / 2021-12-21 09:05:24
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▲ This photo, taken Dec. 13, 2021, shows stacks of containers at a port in South Korea's southeastern city of Busan. (Yonhap)

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Exports rise 20 pct in first 20 days of Dec.

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports grew 20 percent on-year in the first 20 days of December on the back of solid demand for chips and petroleum products, customs data showed Tuesday.

The country's outbound shipments stood at US$36.9 billion in the Dec. 1-20 period, compared with $30.7 billion a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service.

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