# South Korea exports reach $61.6 billion in first 20 days of October > Korea Customs Service reported preliminary exports of $61.612 billion for 1–20 October, up 105.4% year on year; imports rose 42.8% to $47.117 billion. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/south-korea-october-1-20-exports-rise-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Economy - Country: South Korea - Published: 2026-10-21T10:31:31+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-21T10:31:31+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-21 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/south-korea-october-1-20-exports-rise-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/south-korea-october-1-20-exports-rise-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/south-korea-october-1-20-exports-rise-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/south-korea-october-1-20-exports-rise-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/south-korea-october-1-20-exports-rise-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/south-korea-october-1-20-exports-rise-2026.md) The Korea Customs Service reported preliminary exports of USD 61,612 million for 1–20 October, up 105.4% year on year, and imports of USD 47,117 million, up 42.8%. The trade surplus was USD 14,496 million. The agency also reported a record daily average export value of $4.74 billion for the period, adjusted for working days. Semiconductor exports were $27.5 billion, also a record for the same October period; this is a partial-month measure, not a full-month result. ## Data ### South Korea exports reach $61.6 billion in first 20 days of October Methodology: Preliminary customs data for 1–20 October 2026. Trade values retain the source unit million USD; growth is against the same dates a year earlier. The rounded official surplus is retained without recomputation. These are not full-month results. | Indicator and period | Value | |---|---| | Exports,1–20 October 2026 | 61612 | | Imports,1–20 October 2026 | 47117 | | Official trade surplus,1–20 October 2026 | 14496 | | Semiconductor exports,1–20 October 2026 | 27500 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/south-korea-october-1-20-exports-rise-2026/data/partial-october-trade-values?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/south-korea-october-1-20-exports-rise-2026/data/partial-october-trade-values?lang=en&format=csv) ### South Korea exports reach $61.6 billion in first 20 days of October Methodology: Preliminary customs data for 1–20 October 2026. Trade values retain the source unit million USD; growth is against the same dates a year earlier. The rounded official surplus is retained without recomputation. These are not full-month results. | Indicator and period | Value | |---|---| | Export year-on-year change,1–20 October 2026 | 105.4 | | Import year-on-year change,1–20 October 2026 | 42.8 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/south-korea-october-1-20-exports-rise-2026/data/partial-october-trade-growth?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/south-korea-october-1-20-exports-rise-2026/data/partial-october-trade-growth?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Korea Customs Service]() (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-21) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)