South Korea’s exports reached $61.612 billion in the first 20 days of October, up 105.4% from a year earlier and the highest figure for that period on record, according to provisional customs data. Average daily exports also rose 65.9% to $4.74 billion after adjusting for working days, which increased to 13.0 from 10.5. Semiconductors led the increase, with exports of the products reported at $27.51 billion during the period.
