Despite the current impasse in inter-Korean relations， the trade volume in the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) continues to rise， up about 20 percent against last year.
According to the ROK Ministry of Unification， the inter-Korean trade via Kaesong totaled 825.88 million USD in the first six months of 2011. In comparison to last year’s 691.09 million USD， this is a 19.5 percent increase (134.795 million USD) and a whopping 135.8 percent climb (475.64 million USD) from 2009.
The total import reached 444.98 million USD， up 36.4 percent from last year. The total export recorded 389 million USD， a slight increase of 4.3 percent.
As of June 2011， there are about 123 companies reported to be in Kaesong. A total of 560 South Korean staffs work in the KIC， 155 of which joined since June of last year. There was also a boost in the number of North Korean workers; 3，161 new workers joined the complex from the year before， making the current number of North Korean employees 47，172.

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