South Korean exports fell by the biggest margin among the world's top 10 exporters... from January to July this year.<br />Trade has been declining worldwide... due to the global economic slowdown and the U.S.-China trade war,... but Korean exports have been the hardest-hit, according to WTO data.<br />Korea's outbound shipments in the first seven months of the year,... amounted to 317 billion U.S. dollars,... down 9 percent compared to a year earlier.<br />The second-largest drop was posted by Hong Kong,... where exports fell 6-point-7 percent... followed by roughly 5 percent declines in Germany and Japan. <br />