South Korea's current account surplus hits record $61.46 billion
South Korea's September current account surplus reached $61.46 billion, the largest monthly figure ever, on strong chip exports. The Bank of Korea released the data.
South Korea ran a current account surplus of $61.46 billion in September, the Bank of Korea said Thursday. The current account is the broadest measure of a country's trade and income flows with the rest of the world. Strong exports of semiconductors drove the result.
The figure is up from $46.11 billion in August. It is the largest monthly surplus on record and tops the previous high of $49.73 billion, set in June.
Monthly current account surplus
- June49.73 billion $
- August46.11 billion $
- September61.46 billion $
Figures are from the Bank of Korea.
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