(LEAD) Exports up 55.6 pct during first 10 days of March on robust chip demand | Yonhap News Agency

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OK (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with more info; ADDS details throughout) SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports jumped 55.6 percent from a year earlier in the first 10 days of March, driven by strong overseas demand for semiconductors, data showed Wednesday. Outbound shipments reached US$21.5 billion in the March 1-10 period, compared with $13.8 billion tallied a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service. Korea posts 5th-largest current account surplus in Jan: BOK Exports jump 29 pct to record Feb. high on surging chip demand (LEAD) Exports rise 23.5 pct in first 20 days of Feb. on robust chip demand Keywords #exports #tally Articles with issue keywords Most Liked U.S. transport aircraft spotted departing Osan Air Base amid Patriot relocation speculation (News Focus) Topping 10 mln, 'The King's Warden' offers rare boost to Korean cinema (News Focus) How 'The King's Warden' captured 10 mln Korean viewers BTS expands Gwanghwamun concert capacity to 22,000 with added standing zones (News Focus) USFK's relocation of military assets to Middle East raises concerns about Seoul's capability to deter N.K. threats Most Saved (News Focus) How 'The King's Warden' captured 10 mln Korean viewers (News Focus) Topping 10 mln, 'The King's Warden' offers rare boost to Korean cinema U.S. transport aircraft spotted departing Osan Air Base amid Patriot relocation speculation (LEAD) S. Korea Protest against Japan's radioactive water discharge prev (LEAD) Exports up 55.6 pct during first 10 days of March on robust chip demand Next (LEAD) Exports up 55.6 pct during first 10 days of March on robust chip demand

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SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports jumped 55.6 percent from a year earlier in the first 10 days of March, driven by strong overseas demand for semiconductors, data showed Wednesday.
Outbound shipments reached US$21.5 billion in the March 1-10 period, compared with $13.8 billion tallied a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service.
It marked the country's largest exports recorded for the cited period.
Imports went up 21.7 percent on-year to $19.4 billion during the period, resulting in a trade surplus of $2.1 billion, the data showed.
Containers are stacked at a port in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, in this July 7, 2025, file photo. (Yonhap)
By item, exports of semiconductors surged 175.9 percent on-year to a record high of $7.6 billion amid the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
The figure marked the highest amount ever recorded for the first 10 days of a month, far exceeding the previous record of $6.7 billion set last month.
Chip exports accounted for 35.3 percent of the country's total exports over the cited period, up 15.4 percentage points from the same period last year.
Exports of petroleum products jumped 44.1 percent to $1.4 billion.
But automobile exports went down 13.9 percent on-year to $1.4 billion, while shipments of vessels dipped 61.9 percent to $465 million.
By destination, exports to China, South Korea's top trading partner, soared 91.2 percent on-year to $5.1 billion.
Shipments to the United States jumped 69.9 percent to $4.2 billion despite the tariff scheme by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, the data showed.
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### Merits
- OK (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with more info; ADDS details throughout) SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports jumped 55.6 percent from a year earlier in the first 10 days of March, driven by strong overseas demand for semiconductors, data showed Wednesday.
- Korea posts 5th-largest current account surplus in Jan: BOK Exports jump 29 pct to record Feb. high on surging chip demand (LEAD) Exports rise 23.5 pct in first 20 days of Feb. on robust chip demand Keywords #exports #tally Articles with issue keywords Most Liked U.S. transport aircraft spotted departing Osan Air Base amid Patriot relocation speculation (News Focus) Topping 10 mln, 'The King's Warden' offers rare boost to Korean cinema (News Focus) How 'The King's Warden' captured 10 mln Korean viewers BTS expands Gwanghwamun concert capacity to 22,000 with added standing zones (News Focus) USFK's relocation of military assets to Middle East raises concerns about Seoul's capability to deter N.K. threats Most Saved (News Focus) How 'The King's Warden' captured 10 mln Korean viewers (News Focus) Topping 10 mln, 'The King's Warden' offers rare boost to Korean cinema U.S. transport aircraft spotted departing Osan Air Base amid Patriot relocation speculation (LEAD) S.
- Korea Protest against Japan's radioactive water discharge prev (LEAD) Exports up 55.6 pct during first 10 days of March on robust chip demand Next (LEAD) Exports up 55.6 pct during first 10 days of March on robust chip demand

### Areas for Consideration
- Korea posts 5th-largest current account surplus in Jan: BOK Exports jump 29 pct to record Feb. high on surging chip demand (LEAD) Exports rise 23.5 pct in first 20 days of Feb. on robust chip demand Keywords #exports #tally Articles with issue keywords Most Liked U.S. transport aircraft spotted departing Osan Air Base amid Patriot relocation speculation (News Focus) Topping 10 mln, 'The King's Warden' offers rare boost to Korean cinema (News Focus) How 'The King's Warden' captured 10 mln Korean viewers BTS expands Gwanghwamun concert capacity to 22,000 with added standing zones (News Focus) USFK's relocation of military assets to Middle East raises concerns about Seoul's capability to deter N.K. threats Most Saved (News Focus) How 'The King's Warden' captured 10 mln Korean viewers (News Focus) Topping 10 mln, 'The King's Warden' offers rare boost to Korean cinema U.S. transport aircraft spotted departing Osan Air Base amid Patriot relocation speculation (LEAD) S.

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- OK (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with more info; ADDS details throughout) SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports jumped 55.6 percent from a year earlier in the first 10 days of March, driven by strong overseas demand for semiconductors, data showed Wednesday.
- President Donald Trump's administration, the data showed. khj@yna.co.kr (END) Related Articles (LEAD) S.
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