Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) NK Brief No. 09-7-22-1 7/22/2009 According to a report released by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), mineral products again topped the list of DPRK exports, accounting for 41.3 percent of goods sent out of the country last year. The KOTRA report, “2008 DPRK Trade Trends,” states that the … Continue reading North Korea exports total USD $1.13 billion in 2008