S. Korea posts trade surplus for 12 months in April
S. Korea posts trade surplus for 12 months in April Xinhua 17 May 2021, 15:49 GMT+10 SEOUL, May 17 (Xinhua) -- South Korea posted a trade surplus for 12 straight months due to faster growth in export than import, customs office data showed Monday. The trade surplus amounted to 430 million U.S. dollars in April, staying in the black for 12 months since May last year, according to Korea Customs Service. Export soared 41.2 percent from a year earlier to 51.22 billion dollars in April, while import jumped 33.9 percent to 50.79 billion dollars. The outbound shipment topped 50 billion dollars fo...