S. Korea Exports Slow in Early Trade Report as Supply Woes Drag

South Korea’s export gains look set to slow this month, as supply bottlenecks disrupt shipping during a key holiday season and a spike in global Covid cases puts a damper on reopening plans overseas.

Exports rose 20% in the first 20 days of December from a year earlier, according to data from the customs office released Tuesday.

While the gain is the smallest preliminary increase in nine months, it suggests monthly data will continue a string of double-digit gains that has held through every month but one this year.

The government on Monday said the country’s exports are expected ...