South Korea's exports jumped 43.7 percent from a year earlier in the first 10 days of May. Data from the Korea Customs Service showed outbound shipments reached 18.4 billion dollars.
Exports in the May 1-10 period reached 18.4 billion dollars. This marked a sharp increase from 12.8 billion dollars recorded in the same period last year.
Imports rose 14.9 percent to 16.7 billion dollars. The figures produced a trade surplus of 1.7 billion dollars.
The Korea Customs Service released the data on May 11. A photograph of stacked containers at a port in Pyeongtaek accompanied the report.