South Korea Current Account Surplus Hits $2.25 Billion
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South Korea’s current-account surplus widened in January on higher exports of electronics and petrochemical goods.
The surplus was $2.25 billion, compared with a revised surplus of $2.14 billion in December, Bank of Korea said in a statement in Seoul today. The current account is the broadest measure of trade, tracking goods, services and investment income.