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night, international oil prices surged more than 20% and continued to rise for the fifth trading day. Expectations for the normalization of the global economy can be seen, and Corona 19 showed that in March, US exports fell to the largest ever.

Reporter Kim Kyung-hee.

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West Texas crude oil for delivery in June at the New York Mercantile Exchange closed at $ 24.56 per barrel, up 20.5% from the previous day.

The London futures exchange's Brent price for June also rose nearly 14%, trading at over $ 30 a barrel.

Both West Texas crude oil and Brent oil rose five consecutive trading days.

It seems that expectations for a recovery in crude oil demand have been reflected as the movement restrictions due to Corona 19 have been eased.

President Trump posted a welcome message on Twitter, saying, "Oil demand is rising again, and oil prices are going up nicely."

The trade deficit in the United States has increased significantly to Corona19.

The U.S. Department of Commerce said in March that the deficit in goods and services was up 11.5% from the previous year to $ 44.4 billion, and our money was recorded at 54.44 trillion won.

It is the largest since December 2018.

Bloomberg News reported that the decline in exports was the largest ever, and that imports declined the largest in 11 years since January 2009.

The US Department of Commerce explained that exports and imports declined in March, partly because of the Corona 19 crisis.