S.Korea Oct exports per working day hits 1-yr high

SEOUL, Nov 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's average export value per working day rose to a 1-year high of $1.48 billion in October, government data showed on Sunday.

The Ministry of Knowledge Economy data also showed exports to China for the first 20 days of October rose 3.4 percent over a year earlier whereas shipments to the United States dropped 37.4 percent.

The ministry said in a statement the country expects trade surplus for the whole of this year to exceed $40 billion for the first time ever. (Reporting by Seo Eun-kyung; Editing by Yoo Choonsik)