SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade surplus grew significantly from a year earlier in October on robust exports, the government said Tuesday.
The country's trade surplus reached US$4.3 billion last month, up from $2.67 billion a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Knowledge Economy.
Exports grew 9.3 percent from a year earlier to $47.4 billion while imports gained 16.4 percent to $43.1 billion.