Korea's exports jump 49.4% in first 20 days of April

Containers are stacked at a port in Busan, April 1. Yonhap

Korea's exports surged 49.4 percent from a year earlier in the first 20 days of this month, data showed Tuesday.

Outbound shipments reached $50.4 billion in the April 1-20 period, compared with $33.7 billion tallied over the same period last year, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service.

Imports increased 17.7 percent on-year to $39.9 billion during the period, resulting in a trade surplus of $10.4 billion, the data showed.

Source: Korea Times News