-- 根據韓國央行週五公佈的初步數據，韓國3月經常帳盈餘從2月的231.9億美元大幅增加至373.3億美元。 韓國央行表示，與去年同期相比，該數字從95.8億美元的盈餘增加。 貨物貿易帳錄得350.7億美元的盈餘。出口額年增56.9%，達943.2億美元；進口額年增17.4%，達592.4億美元。 同時，服務貿易帳戶出現12.9億美元的赤字，主要原因是其他商業服務和製造業服務帳戶出現赤字。 數據顯示，由於權益收入增加，初次收入帳戶當月錄得35.8億美元的盈餘。二次收入帳戶則出現3億美元的赤字。
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