South Korea's October 1–10 Exports Rise 102%, Customs Data Shows

South Korea's exports reached $26.104 billion from October 1 to 10, up 102.0% from a year earlier, preliminary Korea Customs Service figures released on October 12 show. There were 5.5 working days in the period, compared with 3.5 last year; average exports per working day rose 28.5% to approximately $4.75 billion. Imports increased 65.5% to $22.316 billion, leaving a $3.788 billion trade surplus. Customs said the export total was a record for October's first ten days and the daily average a record for any first-ten-day period. Semiconductor exports were approximately $12.2 billion.