Signal · Regulation & Trade

September Exports Reach Record $120.9 Billion, Trade Surplus Hits Record $49.9 Billion

Korea MOTIR - Press Releases Authoritative source Published 1st October 2026 South Korea

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The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister JK Kim) announced that in September 2026, Korea’s exports rose 83.5 percent year-on-year to USD 120.94 billion. Imports increased 26.0 percent to $71.09 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $49.85 billion. September exports rose 83.5 percent to $120.9 billion, exceeding $120.0 billion for the first time. Cumulative exports from January to September 2026 reached $814.5 billion, surpassing the 2025 annual record of $709.3 billion. Semiconductor exports rose 263 percent, while non-semiconductor exports increased 23 percent. Average daily exports, adjusted for working days, rose 105 percent to $5.63 billion, exceeding $5.0 billion for the first time. By item, exports increased in 11 of Korea’s 20 key export items. I

Publication: Korea MOTIR - Press Releases · Government/Regulator
Published: 1st October 2026
Original report: english.motie.go.kr

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Category: Regulation & Trade
Geography: South Korea
Organisations: None identified
Collected: 1st October 2026 · 06:27

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Significance 1 · Low

Confidence 3 · Moderate

Initial Significance Low (14.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (6.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Geographic Breadth (0.0/10 points). Initial Confidence Moderate (59.0/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (40.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Extraction Quality (3.0/15 points).

Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact
Limiting factor: Geographic Breadth

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Initial assessment ⓘMore about Initial Signal AssessmentProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.

Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.