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korea trade
2 stories tagged “korea trade”, each from official Korean data with its source and timestamp.
Korea sells to and buys from different countries
Korea's export map and import map don't match. Hong Kong is 6.7% of exports but 0.6% of imports; Japan is 7.5% of imports but 3.5% of exports.
Korea's 2026 trade surplus 'tripled.' We don't buy it.
Korea's trade surplus seems to jump 5x in a year. But exports step up 29% in one month while every partner keeps its share — a measurement break, not a boom.