수출기업 68%, "올해 수출 늘어날 것"…최대 이슈는 환율<br /><br />The Korea International Trade Association conducted a survey on the country's exporting companies.<br />The firms were asked about expectations of outbound shipment growth for the year.<br />According to our Kim Hye-sung, most were quite optimistic. <br />Two out of three Korean exporters expect their exports to increase this year.<br />According to a survey by the Korea International Trade Association on nearly 990 companies with annual exports worth more than 500-thousand U.S. dollars,... 68-point-one percent expected exports to go up on-year in 2019. <br />Nearly 40 percent predict exports to go up by a range of zero to five percent, twenty percent expected them to go up by 5 to 10 percent, and another 8 percent expected exports to go up by more than 10 percent. <br />Companies said exports of daily necessities and chemical goods and electrical goods are likely to increase, while exports of cell-phones, wireless communication devices, plastics and steel are likely to fall this year. <br />Regarding factors that could affect exports,... 41 percent of the respondents pointed to fluctuations in exchange rates and raw material prices as the biggest challenge. <br />19 percent pointed to rising global competition, and another 19 percent pointed to the U.S.-China trade dispute as challenges.<br />As for new export markets, respondents chose Southeast Asian countries as the most preferred market given its strong growth potential,... followed by the European Union and Latin America.<br />They added that getting market information through overseas networks and finding new buyers are most needed factors when expanding into new markets.<br />Kim Hyesung, Arirang News. <br />
