Korea Feb Exports Surge 29% on Chips

🔑 Enhanced Key Takeaways

• •Semiconductor exports surged 160.9% year-over-year, achieving a new monthly record and exceeding $20 billion for the third consecutive month[1][2][5].
• •South Korea holds 73% of the global DRAM market share and accounts for 18% of the overall semiconductor market, with memory chips comprising 90% of its domestic production[3].
• •Exports to China rose 30.8% in the first 20 days of February, outpacing growth to the US (21.9%) and EU (11.4%), despite fewer working days due to Lunar New Year[4].
• •The semiconductor sector contributes about 19% to South Korea's total exports and roughly 10% to GDP, with Samsung and SK Hynix controlling over 90% of the global HBM market[3].

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