Friday, April 04, 2008

South Korea - handsets

Cell Phone Exports Recover to $2 Bil. Monthly

Korean exports of digital gadgets and components last month soared to US$11.3 billion, 13 percent higher than the same month last year.

A Ministry of Knowledge Economy report released Thursday showed mobile phones led the growth with $2 billion worth shipped abroad for an increase of more than 50 percent.

That topped off six consecutive months of growth in cell phone exports. On the other hand semiconductor sales declined for three consecutive months.

The ministry says the increase in phone shipments was enough to cancel out sluggish semiconductor sales.

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