Economic Indicators
by
Florence Lowe-Lee
source:
Bank of Korea
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1997
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1998
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1999
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Jun
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Dec
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Jun
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Dec
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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Usable Official Foreign
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8.9
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37.0
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48.5
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50.1
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52.0
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54.5
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56.4
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Exchange Reserves
($ billions)
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Unemployment Rate (%)
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2.3
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3.1
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7.0
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7.9
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8.5
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8.7
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8.1
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7.2
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Exchange Rate won/$
(end of month)
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888
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1415
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1385
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1208
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1175
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1223
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1227
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1188
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Stock Price Index (1980=100)
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765
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390
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313
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525
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598
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533
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586
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721
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Industrial Production (1995=100)
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116
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117
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100
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123
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112
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104
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105
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n/a
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source:
Bank of Korea and Ministry of Finance and Economy
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1998
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1999
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1st Qtr.
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2nd Qtr.
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3rd Qtr.
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4th Qtr.
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1st Qtr.
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GDP Growth (%)
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8.9
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7.1
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5.5
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-5.8
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-3.9
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-3.9
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-6.8
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-5.3
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4.6
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Trade Account ($billions)
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-4.4
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-15.0
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-3.2
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41.2
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9.8
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11.4
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10.2
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9.7
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7.1
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Consumption Growth (%)
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8.2
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7.2
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3.3
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-8.2
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-8.4
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-9.7
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-8.9
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-5.8
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n/a
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Domestic Investment Growth (%)
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11.9
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7.3
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-2.2
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-21.1
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-20.6
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-23.7
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-22.2
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-17.9
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n/a
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Current Account ($billions)
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-8.5
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-23.0
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-8.2
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40.0
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10.9
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10.9
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9.6
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8.7
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6.8
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FDI Inflows ($billions)
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1.9
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3.2
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7.0
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8.9
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0.6
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1.9
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2.2
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4.2
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2.0
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