According to data released by the South Korean Ministry of Knowledge and Economy (MKE), the country's trade surplus in November was at US$4.5 billion, higher than US$3.7 billion in October.
In November, the country's export revenues amounted to US$47.8 billion, rising by 3.9% year on year and increasing by 1.5% from a month ago.
At the same time, the country's export revenues of base steel totaled US$3.8 billion, increasing by 15.3%; those of automobile were at US$4.5 billion, up by 1.8%, both compared to that in November, 2012