韩国1月前10天芯片出口同比飙升45.6%，但汽车出口大幅下滑

Core Insights - South Korea's exports decreased by 2.3% year-on-year in the first 10 days of January, primarily due to weak performance in the automotive, shipbuilding, and steel sectors, despite strong demand for semiconductors [2][4]. Export Performance - Total exports for the period from January 1 to 10 reached $15.55 billion, down from $15.92 billion in the same period last year [3]. - Semiconductor exports surged by 45.6% to $4.64 billion, accounting for 29.9% of total exports, an increase of 9.8 percentage points compared to the previous year [4]. - Automotive exports fell by 24.7% to $1.01 billion [4]. - Shipbuilding exports decreased by 12.7% to $0.923 billion [4]. - Steel product exports declined by 18.7% to $0.976 billion [4]. Export Destinations - Exports to mainland China increased by 15.4% to $3.87 billion [4]. - Exports to the United States dropped by 14.7% to $2.27 billion [4]. - Exports to Taiwan rose significantly by 55.4% to $0.852 billion [4]. - Exports to the European Union fell by 31.7% to $1.1 billion [4].