South Korea’s Early Exports Show Resilience Despite Iran Turmoil

South Korea’s export growth maintained momentum in early March, signaling resilient demand even as surging energy prices and renewed trade uncertainty cloud the outlook for global demand.

Exports adjusted for working-day differences climbed 40.4% from a year earlier in the first 20 days of March, customs office data released Monday showed. That compares with a revised 28.7% increase for the full month of February.