SME's exports rise for 7th straight quarter in first half of 2025

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups has shared its export data for the first half of this year.

Small and mid-sized businesses exported products worth over 78 trillion won or some 56 billion U.S. dollars posting seven straight quarters of on-year growth.

Cosmetics led the shipments abroad at around 4 billion U.S. dollars up 19 percent.

Used cars stood second with an over 70 percent surge to 3-point-9 billion dollars driven by demand in the Middle East.