KDI 경제정보센터

Overview Mining and manufacturing production, services output and construction investment improved from the previous month in February. Retail sales and facility investment fell. Industrial production rose 2.1 percent month-on-month in February as mining and manufacturing (up 4.3%, m-o-m and up 0.9%, y-o-y) and services output (up 1.1%, m-o-m and down 0.7%, y-o-y) increased. Industrial production rose 0.4 percent year-on-year. Retail sales (down 0.8%, m-o-m and up 8.4%, y-o-y) and facility investment (down 2.5%, m-o-m and up 7.0%, y-o-y) fell. Construction investment went up (up 6.5%, ...

1. Economy rebounds strongly, trends expected to continue 2. Consolidated fiscal account posts a 71.2 trillion won deficit in 2020 3. Korea to work for 2025 driverless mobility services 4. Inbound FDI up 44.7% in Q1 2021 * For further details, please refer to the attached file

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