Exports grow 15 pct in first 10 days of March

▲ This file photo, taken Feb. 11, 2022, shows stacks of containers at a port in South Korea's southeastern city of Busan. (Yonhap)

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Exports grow 15 pct in first 10 days of March

SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports rose 14.9 percent in the first 10 days of March from a year earlier on the back of demand for chips and petroleum products, customs data showed Friday.

The country's outbound shipments stood at US$18.7 billion in the March 1-10 period, compared with $16.3 billion a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service.

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