S. Korea's exports of cultural goods jumped almost 10% on-year in 2018 boosted by game industry
Arirang News
2020-05-19
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New data shows South Korea's cultural exports have been on the rise in recent years.
According to the culture ministry, cultural exports in 2018 were up 9 percent from the year before... topping 10 trillion Korean won roughly 9-point-6 billion U.S. dollars.
The majority of that was in services related to computer game development... at around 6-point-4 billion dollars.
That was followed by goods related to character franchises.
Sales increased in all sectors in 2018, except for animation.
New data shows South Korea's cultural exports have been on the rise in recent years.
According to the culture ministry, cultural exports in 2018 were up 9 percent from the year before... topping 10 trillion Korean won roughly 9-point-6 billion U.S. dollars.
The majority of that was in services related to computer game development... at around 6-point-4 billion dollars.
That was followed by goods related to character franchises.
Sales increased in all sectors in 2018, except for animation.
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