韩国8月石化出口下降21.4% 出口总额下降9.9%

据ICIS网站9月1日消息 周二的官方数据显示，韩国8月份的石化出口同比下降21.4%，打压了海外货物的整体出货量。

日本贸易、工业和能源部表示，由于冠状病毒危机继续打压海外需求，该国8月份出口总额同比下降9.9%，至396亿美元。

进口同比下降16.3%，至355亿美元，贸易顺差达41亿美元。

对韩国最大贸易伙伴中国的出口总额同比下降3%，而对美国的出口下降了0.4%。

汽车出口同比下降12.8%，石油产品出口下降44%。

王磊 摘译自 ICIS

原文如下：

S Korea August petchem exports fall 21.4%; total shipments down 9.9%

South Korea's petrochemical exports fell by 21.4% year on year in August, weighing on overall shipments of goods abroad, official data showed on Tuesday.

The country's overall exports fell by 9.9% year on year to $39.6bn in August on fewer working days as the coronavirus crisis continued to weigh on overseas demand, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said.

Imports fell by 16.3% year on year to $35.5bn, resulting in a trade surplus of $4.1bn.

Total exports to China, South Korea's top trading partner, fell by 3% year on year while shipments to the US slipped by 0.4%.

Overseas shipments of automobiles dropped by 12.8% year on year while exports of petroleum products fell by 44%.