Exports for first 20 days of April drop as shipments to U.S. fall

And while we await that upcoming bilateral consultation the TOLL of U.S. tariffs on Korea's trade numbers has become clear.

Exports lost ground during the first 20 days of this month.

According to the Korea Customs Service outbound shipments stood at 33-point-9 billion U.S. dollars during this period down 5-point-2 percent on year.

In fact findings show Korea's exports to the U.S. market tumbled over 14 percent in the face of the Trump administration's tariffs.

Among Korea's top ten export items nine including cars noted declines while chips climbed.