Exports rise 36 percent in first 20 days of Oct.

▲ This file photo, taken Oct. 1, 2021, shows stacks of containers at a port in South Korea's southeastern city of Busan. (Yonhap)

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Exports rise 36 percent in first 20 days of Oct.

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports rose 36.1 percent on-year in the first 20 days of October on the back of robust demand for chips, petroleum products and autos, customs data showed Thursday.

The country's outbound shipments stood at US$34.2 billion in the Oct. 1-20 period, compared with $25.1 billion a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service.

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