SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's monthly exports moved up nearly 63 percent in July from a year earlier amid solid chip shipments, data showed Saturday.

Outbound shipments came to US$98.89 billion in July, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources.

Imports rose 26.5 percent on-year to $68.56 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $30.32 billion.

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