South Korea had a current account surplus of $14.27 billion in June, the Bank of Korea said on Thursday - up from $10.14 billion in May.
The goods account recorded a $13.16 billion surplus as exports increased by 2.3 percent to $60.37 billion and as imports increased by 0.7 percent to $47.21 billion, both compared to one year earlier.
The services account posted a $2.53 billion deficit owing to deficits in the travel and other business services accounts.
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