{"id":13542,"date":"2024-12-01T17:57:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T17:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=13542"},"modified":"2024-12-01T17:57:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T17:57:30","slug":"south-korea-export-growth-slows-to-14-month-low-as-us-demand-weakens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/economy\/business\/south-korea-export-growth-slows-to-14-month-low-as-us-demand-weakens\/2024\/12\/01\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea export growth slows to 14-month low as US demand weakens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">South Korea&#8217;s export growth slowed for a fourth-straight month in November, to the weakest level in 14 months, as shipments to the United States and China fell amid tariff uncertainty, trade data showed on Sunday.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">Exports out of Asia&#8217;s fourth-largest economy rose 1.4% in November from a year earlier, after a gain of 4.6% in October, to $56.35 billion.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">It was the 14th-straight month exports rose in annual terms but the slowest rate for the sequence, also missing a median forecast of a 2.8% increase tipped in a Reuters\u00a0<a class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/asia\/south-korea-export-growth-seen-14-month-low-amid-us-tariff-uncertainty-2024-11-28\/\" data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> of economists.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">Last month, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump\u00a0<a class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-promises-25-tariff-products-mexico-canada-2024-11-25\/\" data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pledged<\/a>\u00a0to impose a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, which is expected to affect South Korean firms as well, and &#8220;an additional 10% tariff, above any additional tariffs&#8221; on China, South Korea&#8217;s biggest trading partner.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-4\">Shipments to the United States fell 5.1%, their first decline since July 2023, while those to China were down 0.6%, after eight consecutive months of gains. Exports to the European Union were up 0.9%.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-5\">Sales of semiconductors rose 30.8%, the weakest growth in 11 months, while car sales fell 13.6%, their biggest drop since June 2020, due to strikes at major auto parts makers and shipping delays amid bad weather.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-6\">&#8220;The government will team up with the private sector and utilise all available resources to export even a dollar more by the end of the year,&#8221; said Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-7\">Imports fell 2.4% to $50.74 billion, compared with gains of 1.7% in the previous month and 0.4% expected by economists. It was the first decline in five months.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__element__2p5pI\">\n<div class=\"spacing-container__container__2g5QT spacing-container__t-spacing-single__1uXb9 spacing-container__b-spacing-single__2RCDp spacing-container__max-width__zScFd cnx-player__container__3kxx8\" data-testid=\"CnxPlayer\" data-variant-id=\"inline-video-player\">\n<div id=\"in-article-desktop-video-player\" class=\"cnx-player__video-player__yUvan\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-8\">The country posted a trade surplus of $5.61 billion in November, wider than a $3.15-billion surplus in October.<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea&#8217;s export growth slowed for a fourth-straight month in November, to the weakest level in 14 months, as shipments to the United States and China fell amid tariff uncertainty, trade data showed on Sunday. 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