SEOUL :South Korea's exports slowed their fall in September, in contrast to market expectations, marking the mildest decline in a yearlong downturn, a hopeful sign for the global economy from the bellwether industrial economy. Overseas sales by Asia's fourth-largest economy fell 4.4 per cent from a year earli
SEOUL :South Korea's exports slowed their fall in September, in contrast to market expectations, marking the mildest decline in a yearlong downturn, a hopeful sign for the global economy from the bellwether industrial economy.
Exports of semiconductors fell 13.6 per cent, the slowest in a year. Exports of cars rose 9.5 per cent, machinery gained 9.8 per cent, and ships jumped 15.4 per cent.
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