South Korea's terms of trade deteriorated for the tenth consecutive month in September as import prices surpassed export prices due to rising oil prices.<br /> The central bank says the terms of trade index for products, which measures the amount of imports a country can purchase for each unit of exports, came to 94-point-64 last month, down seven-point-eight percent on-year.<br />Korea's benchmark Dubai crude rose over 44 percent on-year last month. <br />The export and import volume index also fell, which the bank attributed to four fewer working days in September due to the Chuseok holiday. <br />
