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2009/10/19 11:18 KST
(LEAD) Inter-Korean trade grows 2.6 pct in Sept.

  
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- Inter-Korean trade grew for the first time in 13 months in September amid improving global economic conditions and eased cross-border tensions, customs data showed Monday.

According to data compiled by the Korea Customs Service, trade between South and North Korea amounted to US$173.17 million last month, up 2.6 percent from a year earlier when the global financial turbulence first began following the collapse of Lehman Brothers.