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[THE INVESTOR] South Korea’s current account surplus hit a four-month low in August, central bank data showed on Oct. 4.
The current account surplus reached US$5.51 billion in August, compared with $8.67 billion in July, according to the preliminary data from the Bank of Korea.
The August figure represents a drop from an US$8.54 billion surplus from a year earlier and also marks the lowest in four months. The current account is the biggest measure of cross-border trade.
In August, the size of the surplus in the goods account came to US$7.3 billion, down from a $10.78 billion surplus in the previous month, the BOK said.
It said the service balance narrowed its deficit to US$1.45 billion from US$1.53 billion from a month earlier.
In the primary income account, the country posted a surplus of US$610 million in August, sharply up from US$500 million in the previous month.
Exports increased 2.6 percent on-year to US$40.12 billion in August, while imports gained 0.7 percent to US$35 billion.
(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)
The current account surplus reached US$5.51 billion in August, compared with $8.67 billion in July, according to the preliminary data from the Bank of Korea.
The August figure represents a drop from an US$8.54 billion surplus from a year earlier and also marks the lowest in four months. The current account is the biggest measure of cross-border trade.
In August, the size of the surplus in the goods account came to US$7.3 billion, down from a $10.78 billion surplus in the previous month, the BOK said.
It said the service balance narrowed its deficit to US$1.45 billion from US$1.53 billion from a month earlier.
In the primary income account, the country posted a surplus of US$610 million in August, sharply up from US$500 million in the previous month.
Exports increased 2.6 percent on-year to US$40.12 billion in August, while imports gained 0.7 percent to US$35 billion.
(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)
