South Korea posts highest-ever exports in 2025 on chips boom
South Korea posts highest-ever exports in 2025 on chips boom
Soaring global demand for semiconductors sent South Korea's exports to their highest-ever level in 2025, official data showed Thursday, despite a year of trade turmoil sparked by US President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught. Cars, South Korea's other key export, also performed strongly, with auto shipments rising to $72 billion, the highest on record despite US tariff pressures.
Soaring global demand for semiconductors sent South Korea's exports to their highest-ever level in 2025, official data showed Thursday, despite a year of trade turmoil sparked by US President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught. Cars, South Korea's other key export, also performed strongly, with auto shipments rising to $72 billion, the highest on record despite US tariff pressures.
Soaring global demand for semiconductors sent South Korea's exports to their highest-ever level in 2025, official data showed Thursday, despite a year of trade turmoil sparked by US President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught. Cars, South Korea's other key export, also performed strongly, with auto shipments rising to $72 billion, the highest on record despite US tariff pressures. 
