South Korea's trade surplus doubled in August from the previous month due to strong export growth, a government report showed Sunday.

Trade surplus increased to 4.92 billion U.S. dollars in August from 2.54 billion dollars in July, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

Exports, which account for around half of the South Korean economy, increased 7.7 percent from a year earlier to 46.37 billion dollars in August after rising 2.6 percent in July.

Imports rose 0.8 percent on-year to 41.45 billion dollars last month, slower than a 3.2 percent rise in July. Endi

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