Trade data for South Korea for the first 20 days of December.

  • exports per working day +4.5% y/y

The headline refers to the 'per working day' exports, stripping out weekends and holidays gives a better picture.

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  • exports 1.2% y/y - customs agency
  • imports -8.0% y/y - customs agency
  • trade balance at provisional $3.096 bln
  • semiconductor exports +26.4% y/y
  • exports to china -2.3% y/y