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KDI 경제교육·정보센터

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July 2019 Vol. 41 No.7

The Green Book: Current Economic Trends

Economic Policies, H2 2019 and 2019 Tax Revision Bill

Economic News Briefing

Statistical Appendices

Economic Trends

The Green Book: Current Economic Trends

Overview Consumption and services improved in May. Mining and manufacturing slowed down, along with facilities investment and construction investment. Employment continued to rise in June and consumer prices stayed stable. Industrial production fell 0.5 percent in May due to weak mining and manufacturing (up 1.9% down 1.7%, m-o-m). Service output (up 0.4% up 0.1%, m-o-m) improved somewhat. Retail sales (down 1.2% up 0.9%, m-o-m) rose in May. However, facilities investment (up 4.6% down 8.2%, m-o-m) slowed down, and construction investment (down 2.1% down 0.3%, m-o-m) continued to fall....

Policy Issue

Economic Policies, H2 2019 and 2019 Tax Revision Bill

2019 outlook - Growth: Annual growth of 2.4 - 2.5 percent is expected, a downward revision from the original outlook made at the beginning of the year (2.6 - 2.7 %). Exports and investment are projected to slow down, and growth will be supported by supplementary budgets, as well as by measures to boost exports and investment. - Employment: A total of 200,000 jobs are expected to be added to the economy, the employment rate improving from 66.7 percent to 66.8 percent. - Inflation: The annual consumer price inflation is projected to be 0.9 percent due to low oil and fresh food prices. - ...

News Briefing

Economic News Briefing

1. Exports down 8.5% in H1 2019 2. Inbound FDI posts US $9.9 billion in H1 2019 3. Korea grows 2.1% in Q2 2019 (advance estimate) * For further details, please refer to the attached file

Statistical Appendices(종간)