Economics
Korean Trade Data Shows Snapshot of Calm Before Virus Storm
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Early South Korea trade figures for March showed surprising resilience in exports before the full brunt of the coronavirus hit.
Shipment during the first 20 days of the month rose 10% from a year earlier, the Korea Customs Service said Monday. The period had an extra 1.5 working days in the period compared with 2019. Without that, the result would have been just about flat.