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3-MO 4.22% +1bp 6-MO 4.28% unch 1-YR 4.42% -4bp 2-YR 4.77% -2bp 3-YR 4.87% -1bp 5-YR 5.03% unch 7-YR 5.15% unch 10-YR 5.28% +1bp 20-YR 5.71% +3bp 30-YR 5.67% +3bp 3-MO 4.22% +1bp 6-MO 4.28% unch 1-YR 4.42% -4bp 2-YR 4.77% -2bp 3-YR 4.87% -1bp 5-YR 5.03% unch 7-YR 5.15% unch 10-YR 5.28% +1bp 20-YR 5.71% +3bp 30-YR 5.67% +3bp 3-MO 4.22% +1bp 6-MO 4.28% unch 1-YR 4.42% -4bp 2-YR 4.77% -2bp 3-YR 4.87% -1bp 5-YR 5.03% unch 7-YR 5.15% unch 10-YR 5.28% +1bp 20-YR 5.71% +3bp 30-YR 5.67% +3bp 3-MO 4.22% +1bp 6-MO 4.28% unch 1-YR 4.42% -4bp 2-YR 4.77% -2bp 3-YR 4.87% -1bp 5-YR 5.03% unch 7-YR 5.15% unch 10-YR 5.28% +1bp 20-YR 5.71% +3bp 30-YR 5.67% +3bp 3-MO 4.22% +1bp 6-MO 4.28% unch 1-YR 4.42% -4bp 2-YR 4.77% -2bp 3-YR 4.87% -1bp 5-YR 5.03% unch 7-YR 5.15% unch 10-YR 5.28% +1bp 20-YR 5.71% +3bp 30-YR 5.67% +3bp 3-MO 4.22% +1bp 6-MO 4.28% unch 1-YR 4.42% -4bp 2-YR 4.77% -2bp 3-YR 4.87% -1bp 5-YR 5.03% unch 7-YR 5.15% unch 10-YR 5.28% +1bp 20-YR 5.71% +3bp 30-YR 5.67% +3bp
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Korea's August current account surplus rises to $46.11bn as exports climb 82.1 percent

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The pale stone facade of the Bank of Korea's Daejeon and Chungnam branch, with the bank's name mounted beside rows of blue-green windows.
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$46.11bn.

That is South Korea's preliminary current account surplus for August, according to data the Bank of Korea released Thursday. It rose from $42.08bn in July and $9.85bn a year earlier.

The goods balance contributed $46.81bn. Balance-of-payments exports reached $104.80bn, up 82.1 percent from August 2025, while imports rose 23.8 percent to $57.99bn. Services subtracted $1.68bn, led by deficits in other business services and travel. Primary income added $1.92bn.

Korean investors increased portfolio assets abroad by $16.60bn, including $10.15bn of equities. Foreign portfolio investment in Korea fell $4.85bn, with the debt securities line down $4.38bn.

The trade figure needs a boundary. Balance-of-payments data follow the change-of-ownership rule and are not the customs series. The same release puts customs exports at $98.28bn.

The document: Bank of Korea, Balance of Payments during August 2026, preliminary, 8 October 2026.

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