初步数据显示,2025年5月,韩国贸易顺差从去年同期的48.6亿美元增至69.4亿美元,超过了市场预期的46.1亿美元。这是自2024年6月以来最大的贸易顺差,因为出口下降幅度小于进口。出口同比下降1.3%,而市场预测为下降2.7%,扭转了前一个月3.7%的增长。与此同时,进口在上个月下降2.7%后,下降了5.3%,而市场估计下降了3.1%。
South Korea's trade surplus increased to USD 6.94 billion in May 2025, up from USD 4.86 billion in the same month a year earlier, surpassing market expectations of USD 4.61 billion, preliminary data showed. It was the largest trade surplus since June 2024, as exports fell less than imports. Exports dropped by 1.3% year-on-year, compared to market forecasts of a 2.7% decline, reversing a 3.7% gain in the prior month. Meanwhile, imports shrank 5.3%, following a 2.7% fall in the previous month, compared to market estimates of a 3.1% drop.