Exports reached fresh high of $33.46 billion in the first 10 days of the month, up 111.9 percent from a year earlier, according to preliminary Korea Customs Service data. Imports rose 45.0 percent to $24.71 billion during the 10-day period, leaving a trade surplus of $8.75 billion compared with a $1.24 billion deficit a year earlier.
Cumulative exports reached $963.7 billion, up 62.0 percent and $36.3 billion short of joining the exclusive $1 trillion export club that includes just three other countries - the United States, China, and Japan.
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