S.Korea's current account surplus falls in July

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's current account surplus fell in July due to surging imports, driven by higher energy prices, central bank data showed Wednesday.

Current account surplus, the broadest measure of cross-border trade, stood at 1.09 billion U.S. dollars in July, down from a surplus of 7.71 billion dollars tallied a year earlier, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).

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