S. Korea current account surplus narrows in April


A man gets on a bicycle in front of the Bank of Korea in Seoul. The current account surplus in April stood at US$7.12bil, down 2.2% from a revised US$7.29bil in March, the Bank of Korea (BOK) says - Reuters Photo.

SEOUL: South Korea's current account surplus narrowed slightly in April, but strong car and steel exports kept it in the black for the 26th straight month, the central bank said Thursday.

The April surplus stood at US$7.12bil, down 2.2% from a revised US$7.29bil in March, the Bank of Korea (BoK) said.

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