SEOUL: South Korean exports fell for an 11th straight month in November, while foreign orders shrank at a sharper pace, pointing to a further deterioration in global demand and prompting some analysts to call for more interest rate cuts.
November export data and a private manufacturing survey highlighted persistent downward pressure on Asia’s fourth-largest economy from weak external demand, with factory activity shrinking for the ninth straight month.
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