Pharmaceutical export 7% down in Aug.

The pharmaceutical export in Aug. this year was about 7% down from the same month last year according to the Korea Pharmaceutical Trade Association (KPTA), recording U$25,280 thousand of export and U$104,880 thousand of import. The export in Aug. last year was U$27,200 thousand.

Director Choi Hyeong-kuk of the KPTA said "the pharmaceutical export has many external influences, showing a big f...