Arizona exports to South Korea totaled more than $1.3 billion in 2016.

That is a 257 percent gain from 2015 and come as overall Arizona exports were flat last year.

State exports to South Korea came in at $365.6 million in 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Last year, South Korea was Arizona’s third most lucrative export market behind only Mexico ($8.3 billion) and Canada ($2.1 billion).

Exports to Mexico were down 9 percent. State exports to China were down 4 percent and they…