據ICIS網站4月1日消息 周四公布的官方數據顯示，受全球油價反彈影響，韓國3月份石化產品出口同比增長48.5%，達到48億美元的歷史高位。

韓國貿易、工業和能源部（MOTIE）在一份聲明中稱，在此期間，用于包裝材料和家用電器的合成樹脂以及用于醫療產品的合成橡膠的需求增加。

MOTIE稱石油化工產品的出口創下了有記錄以來的最高出口值。

在經歷了連續26個月的經濟萎縮之后，自2021年1月以來，經濟增長速度一直在加快。

3月石油產品出貨量增長18.3%，結束了27個月的下滑，盡管成交量有所下降，但仍達到27億美元。

MOTIE的數據顯示，3月份整體出口同比增長16.6%，至538億美元，已連續第五個月增長。進口總額則增長18.8%，至497億美元。

報告補充道：“按地區劃分，美國、歐盟、東盟、中南美洲、印度和獨立國家聯合體（CIS）的出境運輸量上升，而日本和中東的出境運輸量下降。”

2020年，由于新冠疫情，全球需求下滑，整體出口受到沖擊。

王磊 摘譯自 ICIS

原文如下：

South Korea March petrochemical exports jump 48.5% to record high

South Korea’s petrochemical exports in March jumped by 48.5% year on year to a record high of $4.8bn on the back of a rebound in global oil prices, official data showed on Thursday.

Demand for synthetic resins used in packaging materials and home appliances, as well synthetic rubber used in medical products increased during the period, the country’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) said in a statement.

“Exports of petrochemicals recorded the highest export value on record,” it said.

The pace of growth has been accelerating since January 2021, after suffering 26 consecutive months of contraction.

March shipments of petroleum products posted an 18.3% growth in value, snapping 27 months of declines, to $2.7bn despite a decline in volume.

Overall exports in March grew 16.6% year on year to $53.8bn, rising for the fifth consecutive month, while total imports posted a higher increase of 18.8% to $49.7bn, according to MOTIE.

“By region, outbound shipments tothe US, the EU, ASEAN, Central and South America, India, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) went up, while those to Japan and the Middle East moved down,” it added.

In 2020, overall exports were hit by slumping global demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.