SEOUL, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Following are South Korea"s preliminary export and import figures for January, released by the government on Monday (rounded): Jan *Dec Balance ($ billion) +3.96 +6.77 Exports ($ billion) 48.01 51.41 (% growth vs yr ago) +11.4 +12.6 Imports ($ billion) 44.05 44.64 (% growth vs yr ago) +3.1 +2.2 Avg exports per working day +6.4 +7.9 (% growth vs yr ago) * Revised on Jan. 15 NOTES: - January exports expanded for a third month by 11.4% from a year earlier, trade ministry data showed on Monday. - Reuters poll: Exports were seen increasing 9.8% from a year earlier in January, according to a median estimate of 12 economists. - There were 22.5 working days in January, a day more than the comparable month of 2020. (Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Editing by Kim Coghill)