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Shrinking Korea Exports Send Global Warning on Trump Tariffs

Hyundai Motor vehicles drive into a cargo ship near the company's Ulsan plant in March. — Hyundai Motor vehicles drive into a cargo ship near the company's Ulsan plant in March.
Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

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By Soo-hyang Choi

April 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC

Updated on

April 21, 2025 at 3:22 AM UTC

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South Korea’s preliminary April trade data gave an early glimpse of how Donald Trump’s aggressive protectionist policies could dent shipments of export-reliant economies.