South Korea's export growth is likely to rise in the fourth quarter led by the semiconductor and petrochemical sectors, while automakers and steelmakers may suffer, the state-run Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) said Thursday.
According to the survey conducted by KOTRA on 2,142 trading company officials last month, South Korea's leading export index for the October-December period came to 52.1 points, up 0.8 from the previous quarter.