South Korea’s exports set to improve in January

South Korea’s trade data is an early indicator of the world’s economic activity as its manufacturers are positioned widely across supply chains.

SEOUL: South Korea’s exports are poised to improve in January as global demand held up at the beginning of 2022 despite the spread of the Omicron virus variant.

Exports rose at a faster pace of 22% in the first 20 days of January from a year earlier, after preliminary figures for the same period slowed in the past two months, customs office data showed Friday.