SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports moved up 52.3 percent from a year earlier in the first 20 days of July, data showed Tuesday.

Outbound shipments reached US$54.9 billion in the July 1-20 period, compared with $36 billion tallied in the same period last year, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service.

Imports went up 20 percent on-year to $42.7 billion over the cited period, resulting in a trade surplus of $12.2 billion.

Containers are stacked at a port in the southeastern city of Busan on July 15, 2026. (Yonhap)

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