初步估计显示,2024年10月,韩国的贸易顺差从去年同期的15.6亿美元增至31.7亿美元,但低于市场预测的42.3亿美元。这是贸易顺差的第17个月,出口增长超过进口。销售额同比增长4.6%,达到575亿美元,这是连续第13个月的扩张,但增速为七个月来最低,低于6.9%的增长预期,这得益于强劲的半导体需求。与此同时,进口额同比增长1.7%,达到543亿美元,这是连续第四个月增长,但增速最慢,较9月份的2.2%有所放缓,增速低于2.9%的预期。
South Korea's trade surplus increased to USD 3.17 billion in October 2024 from USD 1.56 billion in the same month a year earlier, but smaller than market forecasts of USD 4.23 billion, preliminary estimates showed. It was the 17th month of surplus, as exports rose more than imports. Sales grew 4.6% year-on-year to USD 57.5 billion, the 13th consecutive month of expansion, but the softest pace in seven months, and below forecasts of a 6.9% gain, supported by robust semiconductor demand. Meanwhile, imports increased 1.7% from a year earlier to USD 54.3 billion, the fourth straight month of increase, but the softest pace in sequence, easing from a 2.2% rise in September, and softer than estimates of a 2.9% growth.