SEOUL: South Korea’s exports in August suffered their biggest fall in six years, hit by weak global demand and falling prices, the trade ministry said on Tuesday.

Exports plunged 14.7 percent on-year to $39.33 billion, the largest percentage fall since August 2009 when the comparable figure dipped 20.9 percent on-year.

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