S. Korea posts trade deficit of US$470 mln in Jan.

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea posted a trade deficit of US$470 million in
January, a sharp turnaround from the $3.09 billion surplus tallied for the
previous month, a government report showed Monday.

The country's exports came to $31.08 billion last month, up 47.1 percent on-year,
with imports jumping 26.7 percent to $31.55 billion, according to the monthly
report by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy.
yonngong@yna.co.kr
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