South Korea broke $100bn in monthly exports for the first time in June, with semiconductor shipments nearly tripling to $44.82bn even as factory sentiment cooled to 52.1. India, Brazil, and South Africa's PMI moves had nothing to do with any of it.
South Korea's June exports rose 70.9% year-on-year, beating economist forecasts of 60.9% and powering the largest monthly trade surplus on record. Source
