Economic Bulletin | KDI 경제교육·정보센터

KDI 경제교육·정보센터

Economic Information and Education Center

May 2022 Vol.44 No.5

Current Economic Trends

Government to boost industry ties with Sweden

Korea and US discuss IPEF

DPM Hong attends G20 Finance Ministers and IMFC meeting

Korean government approves CPTPP entry plan

Inbound FDI up 14.9% in Q1 2022

Consolidated fiscal balance posts 30.4 trillion won deficit in 2021

Korea grows 3.1% in Q1 2022

Statistical Appendices

Economic Trends

Current Economic Trends

Overview Mining manufacturing and retail sales rose in February while services, facility investment and construction investment declined. Employment continued to increase in March and consumer prices rose at a faster pace. Industrial production fell 0.2 percent month-on-month in February as services (down 0.3%, m-o-m and up 3.8%, y-o-y) went down. Mining manufacturing grew (up 0.6%, m-o-m and up 6.5%, y-o-y). Retail sales (up 0.1%, m-o-m and up 1.6%, y-o-y) increased in February. Facility investment (down 5.7%, m-o-m and up 2.1%, y-o-y) and construction investment (down 8.5%, m-o-m and...

News Briefing

Korea grows 3.1% in Q1 2022

Koreas real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 3.1 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022, according to the Bank of Koreas advance estimate released on April 26. The Korean economy grew 0.7 percent quarter-on-quarter. On the production side, agriculture, forestry fisheries rose 4.1 percent quarter-on-quarter backed by animal products. Manufacturing went up 3.4 percent as computer, electronic optical products and chemical products rose. Construction went down 0.6 percent as both building construction andcivil engineering works fell. Services dropped 0.1 percent as transpor...

Statistical Appendices(종간)