>Korea’s exports climbed to a record high for the first 20 days of the month, surpassing $43 billion on the back of a semiconductor boom fueled by robust demand for artificial intelligence (AI).>According to the Korea Customs Service on February 23, outbound shipments reached $43.5 billion during the Jan. 1–20 period, up 23.5 percent from a year earlier. The figure exceeded the previous record of $43.0 billion set in the first 20 days of December last year.>Average daily exports surged 47.3 percent on-year to $3.35 billion. The sharp increase came despite fewer working days — 13 this year compared with 15.5 a year earlier — highlighting the strength of the underlying export momentum.>By product, semiconductor exports soared 134.1 percent to $15.115 billion, leading the overall growth. Chips accounted for 34.7 percent of total exports during the period, up 16.4 percentage points from a year ago.>Other items posting gains included petroleum products (up 10.5 percent), computer peripherals (129.2 percent), ships (22.7 percent), and wireless communication devices (22.8 percent). In contrast, exports of passenger cars fell 26.6 percent, auto parts dropped 20.7 percent, and precision instruments declined 18.6 percent.Is this why Southeast Asians hate South Korea so much, because they can't get their hands on new DRAM?
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