Awwal 26, 1432, March 01, 2011, SPA -- South Korea's trade surplus reached US$2.84 billion in February mainly due to solid export gains in the face of unfavorable global developments, a government report showed Tuesday. The February trade surplus marked a slight dip from the $2.92 billion tallied for January, although on a daily basis exports reached a record 2.05 billion, the report by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy was quoted as saying by the South Korean News Agency "Yonhap." This marks the first time that daily exports surpassed the $2 billion mark, exceeding the previous record of $1.94 billion reached in January.
