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I. Composite indexes of business conditions (1995=100)

	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998 MAR.	APR..	MAY.	JUN.
Leading index	-	-	101.6	108.6	114.5	106.9	108.1	108.5	108.9
Roughly coincident index	-	-	102.6	108.0	109.8	100.8	101.1	99.7	99.1
Lagging index	-	-	101.8	106.7	108.7	97.8	94.4	90.6	87.5
Cycle of coincident composite index	-	-	102.6	102.2	98.0	88.7	88.6	86.9	86.0

2. Industrial activities (1995=100)

	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998 MAR.	APR.	MAY.	JUN.
Industrial production index	80.5	89.3	100.0	107.3	114.7	105.6	105.9	103.3	100.3
Producers' shipment index	79.4	88.8	100.0	107.6	113.0	103.8	104.0	100.0	98.1
Producers' inventory index	86.3	92.1	103.7	118.9	125.9	123.2	121.1	118.3	118.3
Manufacturing production capacity index	88.4	91.5	100	107.6	113.6	121.7	122.2	122.1	122.8
Manufacturing operation ratio index	96.1	100.4	100	101.0	98.7	84.6	87.0	84.5	82.9
Wholesale and retail trade index (constant)	85.2	92.6	100	107.0	110.4	98.9	98.2	96.3	93.1

3. Investment

1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998 MAR.	APR.	MAY.	JUN.
Value of domestic machinery orders received (billion won)
14,532.4	18,498.3	20,962.6	24,037.5	25,228.7	1,511.9	1,345.8	1,294.6	1,375.1
Value of domestic construction orders received (billion won)
33,246.5	39,393.8	49,025.1	59,535.0	63,258.0	4,619.5	2,426.4	1,650.3	3,865.6
Permitted floor area for building construction (thousand sq. m)
117,790	116,221	117,327	113,820	113,372	5,653	4,253	4,163	4,510

4. Labor and wages

1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998 JAN	FEB.	MAY.	JUN.
Economically active population (thousand persons)
19,803	20,326	20,797	21,188	21,604	21,270	21,561	21,777	21,712
Employed persons (thousand persons)
19,253	19,837	20,377	20,764	21,048	19,892	20,127	20,226	20,183
Unemployment rate (%)
2.8	2.4	2.0	2.0	2.6	6.5	6.7	6.9	7.0
Labor productivity index (1995=100)					1997 1/4	2/4	3/4	4/4
82.2	90.5	100.0	112.9	127.35	123.5	126.9	123.5	131.9

5. Prices (1995=100)

	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998 MAR.	APR.	MAY.	JUN.
Consumer price index	90.1	95.7	100.0	104.9	109.6	118.0	118.4	117.8	117.3
Producer price index (1990=100)	108.6	111.6	116.8	119.9	124.6	144.8	145.4	143.1	142.9
Export price index	-	-	100.0	97.7	103.8	155.5	137.3	133.7	132.6
Import price index	-	-	100.0	100.7	110.3	157.6	143.2	140.9	139.5

6. National accounts (based on 1990 constant prices)

.	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1997  2/4	3/4	4/4	1998  1/4
GNP (billion won)	216,162.4	234,333.3	254,704.9	272,200.3	285,588.5	69,348.6	72,195.6	79,924.8	60,704.3
Growth rate of GNP	5.8	8.4	8.7	6.9	4.9	5.8	5.1	3.5	-5.3
Per capita GNP (U.S. dollars)	7,484	8,467	10,037	10,543	9,511	-	-	-	-
GDP (billion won)	199,386.5	216,929.3	236,650.9	253,583.3	268,979.6	64,951.8	68,312.8	76,054.7	58,063.2
Growth rate of GDP	5.8	8.8	8.8	7.1	5.5	6.6	6.1	3.9	-3.8

7. Money and banking (billion won)

	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998 MAR.	APR.	MAY.	JUN.
Bank notes & coins issued	13,884	15,089	17,324	17,907	17,786	14,787	14,249	14,197	13,957
Money supply (M1)	29,041	32,511	38,873	39,542	35,036	29,779	28,268	28,324	28,144
Money supply (M2)	112,219	133,179	153,945	178,312	203,532	207,088	207,377	211,718	218,786
Total liquidity (M3)	354,933	442,663	527,017	614,962	700,285	722,666	729,688	-	-
Dishonor ratio (%)	0.13	0.17	0.20	0.17	0.52	0.62	0.57	0.62	0.58
Stock price index (1980.1.4=100)	728.2	965.7	934.7	833.4	654.5	523.0	444.2	332.0	297.9

8. Household economy

	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1997   2/4	3/4	4/4	1998 4/4
Average propensity to consume	72.6	71.8	71.0	71.7	70.4	71.2	67.2	72.1	67.6
Engel's coefficient	29.3	29.5	28.8	28.2	28.7	28.7	28.5	29.8	24.2

9. Foreign trade and exchange (million U.S.$)

	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998 MAR.	APR.	MAY..	JUN.
Exports	82,235.9	96,013.2	125,058.0	129,715.1	136,164.2	12,076.7	12,148.3	11,380.3	11,823.7
L/C arrivals	55,594.7	64,314.1	72,926.3	69,732.8	67,679.8	5,712.5	5,587.3	5,146.3	4,696.2
Imports	83,800.1	102,348.2	135,118.9	150,339.1	144,616.4	8,365.3	8,240.4	7,659.2	7,767.3
Exchange rate of won to U.S. dollar (won)	808.1	788.7	774.7	844.2	1,572.2	1,378.8	1,338.2	1,410.8	1,385.2
Gold & foreign exchange holdings (million U.S. dollars)	20,262.4	25,672.7	32,712.1	33,236.7	20,405.5	29,749.0	35,544.1	38,761.2	40,900.4

10. Balance of payments (million U.S.$)

.		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998 MAR.	APR.	MAR.	JUN.
Current account		990	-3,867	-8,508	-23,005	-8,618	3,651.2	3,812.2	4,261.6	3,433.8
Goods and services		192.3	-4,660.5	-7,424.0	-21,144.1	-6,803.0	3,761.2	3,825.5	4,526.0	3,574.2
Income		-391.2	-486.8	-1,302.8	-1,814.5	-2,676.5	-414.7	-257.6	-453.3	-371.1
Current transfers		1,188.4	1,280.4	218.1	-46.1	861.7	304.7	244.4	188.9	230.7
Capital and financial account		2,740.7	10,295.1	16,785.6	23,326.8	5,438.2	1,027.8	2,685.7	-59.4	-47.9
Financial account		3,215.8	10,731.6	17,273.2	23,924.4	6,027.6	1,039.2	2,581.9	-349.8	-39.1
.	Direct investment	-751.9	-1,652.1	-1,776.2	-2,344.7	-1,946.8	-215.9	-62.6	204.8	-1.3
.	Portfolio investment	-10,014.4	6,120.1	11,590.7	15,184.6	14,763.2	-1,364.0	3,816.3	-1,156.7	-2,050.7
.	Other investment	-6,046.7	6,263.6	7,458.7	11,084.5	-6,788.8	-116.2	-1,171.8	602.1	-2,012.9
Capital account		-475.1	-436.5	-487.6	-597.6	-589.4	-11.4	103.8	290.4	-8.8
Changes in reserve assets		-3,007.7	-4,646.2	-7,044.9	-1,388.6	11,918.8	-3,060.3	-5,767.5	-3,287.9	-2,207.2
Errors and omissions		-723	-1,782	-1,233	1,067	-8,739	-377.7	-275.6	-914.3	-1178.7