S.Korea's Yoon says current account to post surplus this year
Reuters
Published Oct 03, 2022 08:37PM ET
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Tuesday the current account would be in surplus for the whole of this year despite a trade deficit in recent months, blaming the shortfall on raw materials and semiconductor price changes.
"While declines in semiconductor (export) prices and rises in import prices of raw materials have generated trade deficits, the current account is expected to post a surplus for the whole of this year," Yoon told reporters upon arriving at his office.
He said the government would manage the situation well by maintaining what it calls its emergency control mode.
South Korea posted a trade deficit for the past six months on a surge in global prices of energy and raw materials.
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