-- 韓國貿易、工業和資源部（MOTIR）週五發布的數據顯示，人工智慧熱潮在4月份的韓國貿易中發揮了重要作用，受半導體出貨量激增的推動，韓國4月份出口年增48%。 根據官方統計，韓國4月出口額達858.9億美元，其中晶片出貨量成長最為顯著，年增173.5%，達319億美元。這是韓國4月出口額連續第11個月成長。 受人工智慧熱潮推動，全球對固態硬碟的需求激增，韓國電腦及零件出口成長五倍，達到40.8億美元，創下歷史新高。 4月的出口額是韓國有史以來第二高的月出口額，僅次於3月創下的866億美元的歷史最高紀錄。 根據《韓國先驅報》報道，韓國交通部表示，受中東危機導致的航運中斷以及韓國汽車製造商為應對華盛頓的貿易政策而擴大在美國的生產規模的影響，韓國4月份汽車出口額同比下降5.5%至61.7億美元。 該部門也表示，受美伊戰爭的影響，4月對中東的出口額年減25.1%至12.7億美元。 進口方面，韓國4月進口額年增16.7%至621.1億美元，貿易順差達237.7億美元。
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