(Reuters) – SEOUL, July 1 (Reuters) – The government of South Korea revealed preliminary export and import numbers for June on Thursday (rounded):
Exports ($ billion) +4.44 +2.94 June *May Balance ($ billion) +4.44 +2.94 54.80 50.76 (percentage rise from a year ago) +39.7 +45.6
Imports (in billions of dollars) 50.36 47.81 (percentage rise from a year ago) +40.7 +37.9 * Updated on June 15
NOTES: – June exports increased 39.7% year over year, according to government data released on Thursday, extending the streak of rise to an eighth month and following a 45.6 percent increase in May, the largest increase since August 1988.
– According to a Reuters poll, Exports were expected to grow 33.6 percent from a year ago in June, according to the median projection of 17 economists polled by Reuters.
– Last month, there were 24 working days, compared to 23.5 days in the same month in 2020.
(Jori Roh contributed to this report.)/n
