South Korea's exports of ICT products increased 0.3 percent on-year to US$15.24 billion in August, with a strong lift from memory chips, computers, and peripherals.
It was the third month in a row that monthly exports have moved up on-year.
The country had $9.19 billion ICT Imports in August, resulting in a $6.05 billion trade surplus.
South Korea's exports of ICT products plunged 15.3 percent on-year in April and 2.6 percent the following month before recovering in June with 1 percent growth, and in July with a 3.3 percent increase.
By segment, overseas sales of semiconductors reached $8.29 billion for a 2.6 percent gain, while computers and related products almost reached $1.34 billion.
Meanwhile, mobile devices, such as smartphones, dropped 33 percent to $700 million, and displays plunged 17 percent to $1.8 billion.
Shipments to the US shot up 18 percent to $1.75 billion, while those to China, the main destination for locally made ICT products, diminished 3.3 percent to $7.1 billion.
Shipments to Vietnam fell 2 percent to $2.76 billion.
South Korea's overall exports in August stood at $39.66 billion, down 9.9 percent on-year and marking the sixth consecutive month that outbound shipments waned.


Australian Scandium Project Backed by Richard Friedland Poised to Support U.S. Critical Minerals Stockpile
Nvidia, ByteDance, and the U.S.-China AI Chip Standoff Over H200 Exports
Missouri Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Starbucks’ Diversity and Inclusion Policies
Sony Q3 Profit Jumps on Gaming and Image Sensors, Full-Year Outlook Raised
Prudential Financial Reports Higher Q4 Profit on Strong Underwriting and Investment Gains
Once Upon a Farm Raises Nearly $198 Million in IPO, Valued at Over $724 Million
AMD Shares Slide Despite Earnings Beat as Cautious Revenue Outlook Weighs on Stock
SoftBank Shares Slide After Arm Earnings Miss Fuels Tech Stock Sell-Off
Amazon Stock Rebounds After Earnings as $200B Capex Plan Sparks AI Spending Debate
Instagram Outage Disrupts Thousands of U.S. Users
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says AI Investment Boom Is Just Beginning as NVDA Shares Surge
Global PC Makers Eye Chinese Memory Chip Suppliers Amid Ongoing Supply Crunch
SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates
OpenAI Expands Enterprise AI Strategy With Major Hiring Push Ahead of New Business Offering
TSMC Eyes 3nm Chip Production in Japan with $17 Billion Kumamoto Investment
Anthropic Eyes $350 Billion Valuation as AI Funding and Share Sale Accelerate
Uber Ordered to Pay $8.5 Million in Bellwether Sexual Assault Lawsuit 



