SEOUL, Mar 1 (Reuters) - Following are South Korea'spreliminary export and import figures for February, released bythe Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Thursday(rounded):
Feb*Jan Balance ($ billion) 3.3 3.6 Exports ($ billion)44.949.2 (pct growth vs yr ago) +4.0 +22.3 Imports ($ billion)41.645.6 (pct growth vs yr ago)+14.8 +21.1* Revised
NOTES:- Exports expanded for a 16th straight month in February
- Reuters poll: The median forecast from the poll of 11economists predicted 0.4 percent growth from a year earlier, theslowest since November 2016. - There were 19.5 working days in February versus 24 days inJanuary.- China is South Korea's largest export market, taking abouta quarter of shipments, followed by the United States and theEuropean Union. (Reporting by Cynthia Kim)
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