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South Korea exports nearly double in October on AI investment boom

Global Published 1 November 2026, 09:56 · archived 1 Nov 2026

SEOUL: South Korea’s exports nearly doubled in October, the ​sharpest jump in more than 50 years, as robust global demand for ‌AI investment boosted shipments of the country’s chips, government data showed on Sunday. Exports from Asia’s fourth-largest economy, a bellwether for global trade, rose 93.7% from the same month last year to $115.28 billion, slightly ​higher than a median 93.2% rise forecast in a Reuters poll of economists. The surge, ​boosted by having more working days than a year earlier due ⁠to the timing difference in the Chuseok holidays, exceeded September’s 83.7% gain and was ...

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