(LEAD) S. Korea extends current account surplus in Aug. amid solid exports

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SEJONG, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea posted a current account surplus in August, the central bank said Thursday, the second highest on record, on the back of the robust exports amid the global semiconductor upcycle.

The current account surplus totaled US$46.1 billion in August, up $4 billion from a month earlier, according to data by the Bank of Korea (BOK).

Compared with the same month in 2025, the figure jumped $36.2 billion.

It marked the second-largest figure, following $49.73 billion set in June this year.

The figure remained above the $40 billion mark for the third consecutive month. In July, it stood at $42 billion.

Over the January-August period, the current account surplus totaled $279.2 billion, nearly quadrupling from the same period a year earlier.

The BOK said the goods account posted a surplus of $46.81 billion in August, as exports shot up 82.1 percent on-year to $104.8 billion in the month, while imports rose 23.8 percent to $57.99 billion.

Exports of chips more than tripled on a customs-clearance basis, while those of petroleum products gained 64.9 percent, the BOK report showed. Outbound shipments of cars and ships, meanwhile, fell 30.1 percent and 45.2 percent, respectively.

The services account recorded a deficit of $1.68 billion in August, mainly due to deficits in other business services and travel, the bank said.

Within the services account, the travel deficit widened to $770 million from $340 million in July.

The central bank added the primary income account, which covers wages of foreign workers, as well as dividend and interest income from abroad, logged a $1.92 billion surplus.

South Korea has reported a current account surplus every month since May 2023, making August the 40th consecutive month the balance has remained in the black.

In 2025, the country posted its largest annual surplus on record at $123.05 billion, exceeding the previous high of $105.1 billion set in 2015.

Containers are stacked at a port in the southeastern city of Busan on Oct. 1, 2026. (Yonhap)

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世宗，10月8日（韩联社）——韩国央行周四表示，受全球半导体行业上行周期强劲出口的推动，韩国8月份经常账户出现盈余，创历史第二高纪录。

根据韩国银行（BOK）的数据，8月份经常账户盈余总额为461亿美元，比上月增加40亿美元。

与 2025 年同期相比，这一数字跃升了 362 亿美元。

这是继今年6月创下的497.3亿美元纪录之后的第二高数字。

该数字连续第三个月保持在400亿美元以上。7月份，该数字为420亿美元。

今年1月至8月，经常账户盈余总额达2792亿美元，比上年同期增长近四倍。

韩国央行表示，8月份货物贸易顺差为468.1亿美元，其中出口额同比增长82.1%至1048亿美元，进口额同比增长23.8%至579.9亿美元。

韩国央行报告显示，芯片出口量（按清关量计算）增长超过两倍，石油产品出口量增长64.9%。与此同时，汽车和船舶出口量分别下降30.1%和45.2%。

该银行表示，8月份服务业账户录得16.8亿美元的赤字，主要原因是其他商业服务和旅行方面的赤字。

在服务账户方面，差旅赤字从 7 月份的 3.4 亿美元扩大到 7.7 亿美元。

中央银行补充说，涵盖外国工人工资以及来自国外的股息和利息收入的初级收入账户录得 19.2 亿美元的盈余。

自 2023 年 5 月以来，韩国每个月都实现了经常账户盈余，8 月是连续第 40 个月保持盈余。

2025年，该国创下年度财政盈余最高纪录，达到1230.5亿美元，超过了2015年创下的1051亿美元的纪录。

2026年10月1日，韩国釜山港口堆放着集装箱。（韩联社）

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（导语）韩国8月份经常账户继续保持盈余，出口强劲