Exports of major automobiles plummeted and semiconductors weakened, leading to a decline in exports to China and the United States, leading to a trade deficit of $20 billion.
The trade deficit widened to a maximum of $7.642 billion until the 20th, and the trade surplus sharply turned from $236 million in the same period of the previous year.
This year's cumulative trade deficit of $15.469 billion is a whopping $28.655 billion down from a surplus of $13.186 billion in the same period last year.
By the 20th of this month, with a trade deficit of 15 billion dollars, passenger cars (-23.5%), auto parts (-14.7%), wireless communication devices (-23.5%), ships (-17.9%), steel products (-6.1%), precision products Key exports, such as equipment (-16.2%), fell sharply.
The tax office's exports from June 1 to 20 stood at $31,1283 billion, down 3.4% from the same period a year earlier, and imports by 21.1% to $38,925 billion.
The surge in imports came from imports of semiconductors (40.2%) and wireless communication devices (12.3%), while imports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (-6.5%) and passenger cars (-34.8%) declined, reflecting the economic downturn.
The decline in exports was led by the largest exporters, China (-6.8%) and the US (-2.1%) and the European Union (-5.3%), followed by Vietnam (-4.7%), Japan (-6.3%), Hong Kong (-39.3%) and India. (-1.9%), etc., decreased.
The surge in energy imports is led by coal (155.4%) and gas (30.2%), and the game is changing to crude oil (63.8%) and petroleum products (24.5%).
The increase in exports was concentrated on petroleum products (88.3%), while vulnerabilities in semiconductors (1.9%) and home appliances (2.0%) were revealed and domestic inventories increased.
The trade deficit was $13,267.41 million in 2008 during the financial crisis, and this trade deficit started in December last year and is expected to exceed $20 billion annually this year.