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| Bottles of soju displayed at a supermarket in Seoul Newsis |
Exports of soju, Korea's traditional liquor, increased 13.2 percent in 2022 from a year earlier, data showed Tuesday, rebounding for the first time in three years.
Soju is a clear, distilled liquor made with grain.
The value of shipments reached $93.3 million in 2022, rising sharply from $82.4 million tallied a year earlier, according to the data compiled by the Korea Customs Service.
In terms of volume, exports advanced 12.7 percent to reach 67,104 tons, the data showed.
Exports of soju had been decreasing since reaching a peak of $97.5 million in 2018, with the COVID-19 pandemic dealing a harsh blow on the consumption of alcoholic beverages around the globe.
Overseas sales of other types of Korean liquors, including fruit-flavored soju, reached a record high of $88.9 million in 2022, up 9.9 percent from a year earlier, the customs data showed. (Yonhap)
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