On November 5, data from the Bank of Korea showed that the September current account surplus reached $61.46 billion, a sharp increase from $46.11 billion the previous month. This set a new all-time monthly high, surpassing the previous record of $49.73 billion set in June this year. Driven by strong semiconductor exports, the September goods trade surplus stood at $62.75 billion, with exports up 92.4% year-on-year to $130.72 billion and imports up 29.4% year-on-year to $67.97 billion.