Seoul, 1 July 2026 – South Korea’s exports are expected to remain strong as global demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure continues to lift semiconductor shipments, reinforcing the country’s role as one of Asia’s clearest beneficiaries of the AI investment cycle.
Exports from Asia’s fourth-largest economy were forecast to rise 61.0% year-on-year in June, accelerating from May’s 53.4% growth and marking the strongest pace since October 1978. The surge underscores how deeply South Korea’s trade performance is now tied to chips, high-bandwidth memory, AI servers and advanced computing demand.
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