{"id":"south-korea-exports-september-2026","canonicalSlug":"south-korea-exports-september-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/south-korea-exports-september-2026","language":"en","title":"South Korean exports jump 83.5% in September provisional data","summary":"Imports rose 26.0%, leaving a $49.9 billion surplus; year-to-date exports topped $800 billion.","body":["South Korea’s exports reached $120.944 billion in September, up 83.5% from a year earlier, according to provisional customs data released by the Korea Customs Service on 1 October. Imports increased 26.0% to $71.092 billion.","The resulting monthly trade surplus was $49.852 billion. Cumulative exports through September reached $814.531 billion, the first time the figure exceeded $800 billion, according to the agency. The figures are provisional customs-clearance statistics and may be revised when annual statistics are finalized in February 2027."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"South Korean exports jump 83.5% in September provisional data\n\nImports rose 26.0%, leaving a $49.9 billion surplus; year-to-date exports topped $800 billion.\n\nSouth Korea’s exports reached $120.944 billion in September, up 83.5% from a year earlier, according to provisional customs data released by the Korea Customs Service on 1 October. Imports increased 26.0% to $71.092 billion.\n\nThe resulting monthly trade surplus was $49.852 billion. Cumulative exports through September reached $814.531 billion, the first time the figure exceeded $800 billion, according to the agency. The figures are provisional customs-clearance statistics and may be revised when annual statistics are finalized in February 2027.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-01","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"Korea Customs Service","url":"https://www.customs.go.kr/kcs/na/ntt/selectNttInfo.do?bbsId=1362&mi=2891&nttSn=10178304&nttSnUrl=9714bd0f6916ae89827b90b1f37f4b19","publishedAt":"2026-10-01","checkedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/south-korea-exports-september-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/south-korea-exports-september-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/south-korea-exports-september-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/south-korea-exports-september-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/south-korea-exports-september-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/south-korea-exports-september-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/south-korea-exports-september-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}