South Korea posted a seasonally adjusted merchandise trade surplus of $26.95 billion in May, Statistics Korea said on Monday.That beat expectations for a surplus of $24.30 billion and was up from $23.75 billion in April.Exports surged 53.2 percent on year, beating forecasts for an increase of 48.4 percent following the 48.0 percent jump in the previous month.Imports climbed an annual 20.8 percent …
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