The Green Book: Current Economic Trends
Overview The Korean economy has seen inflation remain stable and consumption somewhat improve. However, employment growth has been slowing, and some real economic indicators, such as production, investment and exports, have continued to fall. In March, the economy added 249,000 jobs year-on-year, slightly improving from 201,000 in the previous month, when the job market took a hit due to the Lunar New Year holiday. However, employment growth has been poor, staying in the lower 200,000 range for two consecutive months. Consumer price inflation remained stable in the 1.0 percent range in...