# South Korea’s exports hit monthly record as AI boom drives chip demand

https://mins.news/en/item/81326

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-01 04:08 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/1/south-koreas-exports-hit-record-high-on-ai-boom?traffic_source=rss

> South Korea’s exports rose 83.5 percent year on year to a monthly record of $120.9bn in September, powered by ferocious demand for artificial-intelligence chips. Chip shipments jumped more than 260 percent to $60.3bn, while exports for the first nine months surpassed the country’s full-year 2025 record.

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