Cars are lined up for export at a port in Ulsan, May 12. Yonhap
Korea's auto exports decreased nearly 6 percent in May from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday, amid disruptions in the supply of auto parts following a fire at a local factory.
The combined value of automobile exports came to $5.83 billion last month, down 5.9 percent from the same month last year, according to data from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources.
Outbound shipments to North America, Latin America and the European Union fell 1 percent, 3.6 percent and 6.5 percent, respectively. Those to the Middle East dropped 4.2 percent.
Exports to Oceania and Africa, on the other hand, shot up 20.1 percent and 16.1 percent, respectively.
