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October 2016 Vol.38 No.10

The Green Book: Current Economic Trends

Economic News Briefing (October 2016)

Vol.38 No.10

Current Economic Trends: The Green Book (October 2016)

Policy Issue (October 2016)

Statistical Appendices (October 2016)

Policy Issue (October 2016)

Economic News Briefing

Statistical Appendices (October 2016)

Economic Trends

The Green Book: Current Economic Trends

Overview Although the Korean economy has seen domestic demand improve as consumption and investment both increased somewhat, the economy has yet to gain recovery momentum as exports and production have slowed due to strikes in the automobile industry. The economy added more jobs in August than the previous month (298,000 387,000, y-o-y) led by the agriculture, forestry fisheries sector and the construction sector. Jobs continued to decline in the manufacturing sector. Consumer prices rose at a faster rate in September compared with the previous month (up 0.4% up 1.2%, y-o-y), as agricu...

Policy Issue

Policy Issue (October 2016)

▷Restructuring Frameworks for Steel and Petrochemical Industries▷The government unveiled its frameworks for restructuring the steel and petrochemical industries on September 30. The two industries, along with the shipping and shipbuilding industries, are the focuses of the government’s industrial restructuring.* For further details, please refer to the attached file.

News Briefing

Economic News Briefing

1. Government announces three framework policies to respond to global trade challenges 2. Korea ranks 26th in global competitiveness report 3. FDI up 13.4% in Jan-Sep period 4. Korea issues new 50-year KTBs 5.Korea to ease listing rules for tech startups 6.Korea and UK agree to work together for bilateral trade * For further details, please refer to the attached file

Statistical Appendices(종간)