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September 2017 Vol.39 No.9

The Green Book: Current Economic Trends

Featured Issue

Economic News Briefing

Policy Issue

Statistics

2018 Budget Proposal

Economic News Briefing

Statistical Appendices

Economic Trends

The Green Book: Current Economic Trends

Overview The Korean economy has not yet gained momentum: Facility investment falters although all industry production increased for the first time in four months backed by strong exports. The economy added 313,000 jobs year-on-year in July, partly due to a low base effect in the manufacturing sector. Job growth in the construction sector slowed down. Consumer prices in August rose at a faster pace compared with the previous month (up 2.2% up 2.6%, y-o-y) due to high vegetable prices and a low base effect from a year ago when electricity rates were temporarily cut for the summer. Mining...

Policy Issue

2018 Budget Proposal

2018 Budget Focuses on Job Creation, Wage-led Growth and Innovation The 2018 budget proposal contains support to achieve a people-friendly economy and sustainable growth, and emphasizes the role of expansionary fiscal spending in pursuing these goals. A total of 429.0 trillion won, an increase of 28.4 trillion won, or 7.1 percent compared with the 2017 budget, will be spent to successfully implement the new administrations economic policies. * For further details, please refer to the attached file

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Policy Issue

News Briefing

Economic News Briefing

1. 16th meeting of Korea-Russia Economic Cooperation Commission discusses Far East development 2. External debt rises to US $407.3 billion in Q2 2017 3. Korea grows 0.6% in Q2 2017 (preliminary) * For further details, please refer to the attached file

News Briefing TItle

Economic News Briefing

Statistical Appendices(종간)