TABLE-S.Korea Dec exports fall 1.2 pct y/y, below forecasts
SEOUL, Jan 1 (Reuters) – Following are South Korea’s preliminary export and import figures for December 2018, released by the Korea Customs Service on Tuesday (rounded):
Dec *Nov Balance ($ billion) +4.56 +4.93 Exports ($ billion) +48.46 51.77 (pct growth vs yr ago) -1.2 +4.1 Imports ($ billion) +43.91 46.84 (pct growth vs yr ago) +0.9 +11.5 * Revised on Dec. 17
NOTES: – Reuters poll: Exports were seen growing 3.3 percent in December in annual terms and imports by 4.2 percent, according to a survey of 10 economists. – There were 22.5 working days in December, the same as in the comparable month of 2017. – Exports for the whole of 2018 added 5.5 percent, sharply down from a 15.8 percent gain in 2017.
(Reporting by Hayoung Choi; Editing by Choonsik Yoo)
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