Exports surge 17 pct in first 20 days of April

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Exports surge 17 pct in first 20 days of April

SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports rose 16.9 percent in the first 20 days of April from a year earlier on the back of demand for chips and petroleum products, customs data showed Thursday.

The country's outbound shipments stood at US$36.3 billion in the April 1-20 period, compared with $31 billion a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service.

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