據ICIS網站9月1日消息 周二的官方數據顯示，韓國8月份的石化出口同比下降21.4%，打壓了海外貨物的整體出貨量。

日本貿易、工業和能源部表示，由于冠狀病毒危機繼續打壓海外需求，該國8月份出口總額同比下降9.9%，至396億美元。

進口同比下降16.3%，至355億美元，貿易順差達41億美元。

對韓國最大貿易伙伴中國的出口總額同比下降3%，而對美國的出口下降了0.4%。

汽車出口同比下降12.8%，石油產品出口下降44%。

王磊 摘譯自 ICIS

原文如下：

S Korea August petchem exports fall 21.4%; total shipments down 9.9%

South Korea's petrochemical exports fell by 21.4% year on year in August, weighing on overall shipments of goods abroad, official data showed on Tuesday.

The country's overall exports fell by 9.9% year on year to $39.6bn in August on fewer working days as the coronavirus crisis continued to weigh on overseas demand, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said.

Imports fell by 16.3% year on year to $35.5bn, resulting in a trade surplus of $4.1bn.

Total exports to China, South Korea's top trading partner, fell by 3% year on year while shipments to the US slipped by 0.4%.

Overseas shipments of automobiles dropped by 12.8% year on year while exports of petroleum products fell by 44%.