SEOUL, April 1 (Reuters) - Following are South Korea's
preliminary export and import figures for March, released by the
government on Thursday (rounded):
March *Feb
Balance ($ billion) +4.17 +2.62
Exports ($ billion) 53.83 44.81
(% growth vs yr ago) +16.6 +9.5
Imports ($ billion) 49.65 42.19
(% growth vs yr ago) +18.8 +14.1
Avg exports per working day +16.6 +26.4
(% growth vs yr ago)
* Revised on March 15
NOTES:
- March exports expanded for a fifth straight month and by
16.6% from a year earlier, government data showed on Thursday.
- Reuters poll: March exports were seen expanding 16.2% from
a year earlier, the median forecast in a poll of 15 economists
showed.
- There were 24 working days in March, the same as the
comparable month of 2020.
(Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Editing by Tom Hogue)
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