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The U.S. Commercial Service in Korea offers valuable assistance to American businesses exporting goods and services to Korea. Our office is part of a global network of trade specialists dedicated to assisting U.S. commercial interests worldwide.

Our commercial specialists are happy to help identify trade opportunities and local potential trading partners, as well as provide invaluable information across a variety of different industry sectors.

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2018: U.S. trade in good with Korea, South
NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars on a nominal basis, not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. Table reflects only those months for which there was trade. www.census.gov

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 2018	3,688.3	5,656.1	(neg)1,967.7
February 2018	4,291.6	4,974.7	(neg)683.1
March 2018	5,086.4	6,166.8	(neg)1,080.4
April 2018	4,293.7	5,911.0	(neg)1,617.3
May 2018	4,852.9	6,656.1	(neg)1,803.1
June 2018	4,853.2	6,060.7	(neg)1,207.5
July 2018	4,685.8	6,212.3	(neg)1,526.6
August 2018	4,547.0	6,393.0	(neg)1,846.0
TOTAL 2018	31,752.1	41,637,7	(neg)9,885.7

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