Exports of industrial parts, materials sink in H1
Jul 14, 2016
South Korea's exports of industrial parts and materials fell in the first half of the year amid weak global demand and low oil prices, the trade ministry said Thursday.Outbound shipments of industrial parts and materials dropped 9.2 percent on-year to US$121.8 billion in the January-June period, accounting for 50.4 percent of the country's overall exports, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.Imports also retreated 8.2 percent on-year to $74.2 billion over the six-month period