The Green Book: Current Economic Trends
Overview The Korean economy has seen a slowdown in mining and manufacturing production, as well as in investment, due to a high base effect from January-February. However, consumption continued to rise in March. The economy added 112,000 jobs year-on-year in March led by manufacturing and construction as well as a rebound in the service sector. Young adult unemployment continued to rise (11.3% 11.6%, up 0.3%p, y-o-y). Consumer price inflation in April rose 0.3 percentage points from the previous month (up 1.3% up 1.6%, y-o-y) due to a price hike in agricultural products and manufacture...