P.M. BRIEFING : Seoul’s Trade Surplus Plunges
From Times Wire Services
SEOUL —
South Korea’s trade surplus plunged to $999 million in 1989 from $8.9 billion in 1988, provisional Trade Ministry figures showed today.
Ministry officials blamed high wages, frequent strikes and the sharp appreciation of the won, the South Korean currency, for undermining productivity.
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