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Korean SME Exports for the First Half of the Year at Record High of 56.5 Billion Dollars (21.5% increase compared to the previous year)

Division
International Cooperation Division
Date
2021.07.29
Writer
황승현
Headline
□ The amount of exports by Korean SMEs in the first half of 2021 amounted to 56.5 billion dollars (increase of 10 billion dollars, or 21.5% compared to the previous year), which is a record high in terms of half-years

□ The excellent export results were led by cosmetics (in hopes of recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic), drugs and pharmaceuticals (sharp increase in demand of rapid diagnostic kits), and semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment (increase of the contact-free economy)
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