반도체 수출 둔화, 경쟁 심화로 3월 ICT 수출 다섯 달째 감소<br /><br />Exports in one of Korea's crucial sectors - information and technology - continues to decline, especially those of memory chips.<br />KIM Da-mi has the details. <br />South Korea's ICT exports slipped once again in March,...mainly due to sluggish overseas sales of the country's main export items,... semiconductors, displays and mobile phones.<br />According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Monday, a total of 15.9 billion U.S. dollars of ICT products were exported last month,... down 16-point-three percent from a year earlier. <br />This marks the fifth month in a row that ICT exports have fallen. <br />The country's key export, semiconductors, declined by almost 17 percent on-year,... on the back of falling global prices and lower demand for system semiconductors.<br />Falling global prices also hit exports of displays, LCD panels and OLED panels.<br /> In addition, the stagnant global smartphone market meant mobile phone and phone parts exports continued to fall. <br />Heated global competition, particularly from China, has also affected display and mobile phone exports. <br />By region, ICT exports to China, including Hong Kong, dropped around 22 percent,... with exports to Vietnam and the U.S. falling by 7 percent and around 5 percent respectively. <br />However, sales to the EU increased by 0.5 percent. <br />KIM Da-mi, Arirang News. <br />
