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I. Composite indexes of business conditions (1995=100)
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1998. NOV. |
DEC. |
1999 JAN. |
FEB. |
Leading index |
- |
101.6 |
108.6 |
114.5 |
110.7 |
115.7 |
118.2 |
102.6 |
121.5 |
Roughly coincident index |
- |
102.6 |
108.0 |
109.8 |
101.1 |
103.1 |
103.7 |
105.4 |
105.6 |
Lagging index |
- |
101.8 |
106.7 |
108.7 |
88.7 |
80.4 |
80.9 |
86.3 |
87.0 |
Cycle of coincident composite index |
- |
102.6 |
102.2 |
98.0 |
57.6 |
87.4 |
87.6 |
88.7 |
88.5 |
2. Industrial activities (1995=100)
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1998.
NOV. |
DEC. |
1999
JAN. |
FEB. |
Industrial production index |
89.3 |
100.0 |
107.3 |
114.7 |
106.6 |
119.5 |
123.7 |
111.9 |
105.0 |
Producers' shipment index |
88.8 |
100.0 |
107.6 |
113.0 |
102.7 |
112.1 |
123.7 |
112.8 |
108.0 |
Producers' inventory index |
92.1 |
103.7 |
118.9 |
125.9 |
103.8 |
105.5 |
105.4 |
106.5 |
105.3 |
Manufacturing production capacity index |
91.5 |
100 |
107.6 |
113.6 |
123.1 |
126.5 |
124.1 |
122.5 |
122.1 |
Manufacturing operation ratio index |
100.4 |
100 |
101.0 |
98.7 |
83.0 |
87.2 |
89.8 |
85.0 |
78.2 |
Wholesale and retail trade index
(constant) |
92.6 |
100 |
107.0 |
110.4 |
96.6 |
100.8 |
106.2 |
98.4 |
95.5 |
3. Investment
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1998.
NOV. |
DEC. |
1999 JAN. |
FEB. |
Value of
domestic
machinery
orders
received
(billion won) |
18,498.3 |
20,962.6 |
24,037.5 |
25,228.7 |
17,133.5 |
1,587.3 |
1,620.7 |
1,589.5 |
1,330.1 |
Value of
domestic
construction
orders
received
(billion won) |
39,393.8 |
49,025.1 |
59,535.0 |
63,258.0 |
35,928.5 |
3,080.5 |
4,517.5 |
1,672.5 |
1,760.8 |
Permitted
floor area
for building
construction
(thousand
sq. m) |
116,221 |
117,327 |
113,820 |
113,372 |
50,965 |
3,934 |
5,482 |
2,675 |
2,881 |
4. Labor and wages
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1998. NOV. |
DEC. |
1999. JAN. |
FEB. |
Economically
active
population
(thousand
persons) |
20,326 |
20,797 |
21,188 |
21,604 |
21,390 |
21,408 |
21,186 |
20,671 |
20,562 |
Employed
persons
(thousand
persons) |
19,837 |
20,377 |
20,764 |
21,048 |
19,926 |
19,852 |
19,521 |
18,909 |
18,777 |
Unemployment
rate (%) |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
8.5 |
8.7 |
Labor
productivity
index
(1995=100) |
|
|
|
|
|
'98 1/4 |
2/4 |
3/4 |
4/4 |
90.5 |
100.0 |
113. |
129.5 |
145.3 |
137.0 |
138.6 |
142.9 |
162.8 |
5. Prices (1995=100)
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1998. NOV. |
DEC. |
1999 JAN. |
FEB. |
Consumer price index |
95.7 |
100.0 |
104.9 |
109.6 |
117.8 |
118.2 |
118.0 |
117.9 |
118.4 |
Producer price index (1995=100) |
- |
100.0 |
103.2 |
107.2 |
120.3 |
119.2 |
118.5 |
117.2 |
117.0 |
Export price index |
- |
100.0 |
97.7 |
103.8 |
134.4 |
120.6 |
111.9 |
108.0 |
106.3 |
Import price index |
- |
100.0 |
100.7 |
110.3 |
141.4 |
131.2 |
121.9 |
117.9 |
115.1 |
6. National accounts (based on 1995 prices)
. |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1998 1/4 |
2/4 |
3/4 |
4/4 |
GNP (billion won) |
322,811.5 |
376,316.4 |
417,108.4 |
450,853.3 |
443,127.0 |
107,910.4 |
107,516.7 |
107,957.2 |
119,742.6 |
Growth rate of GNP |
16.5 |
16.6 |
10.8 |
8.1 |
-1.7 |
7.2 |
-1.9 |
-4.2 |
-6.4 |
Per capita GNP (U.S. dollars) |
8,998 |
10,823 |
11,380 |
10,307 |
6,823 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
GDP (billion won) |
346,448.1 |
377,349.8 |
402,821.2 |
423,006.7 |
398,312.6 |
92,613.7 |
97,492.5 |
98,520.9 |
109,685.6 |
Growth rate of GDP |
8.3 |
8.9 |
6.8 |
5.0 |
-5.8 |
-3.6 |
-7.2 |
-7.1 |
-5.3 |
7. Money and banking (billion won)
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1998. NOV. |
DEC. |
1999. JAN. |
FEB. |
Bank notes & coins issued |
15,089 |
17,324 |
17,907 |
17,786 |
14,813 |
14,616.9 |
14,812.6 |
14,892.5 |
16,140.8 |
Money supply (M1) |
32,511 |
38,873 |
39,542 |
35,036 |
30,058 |
30,440.5 |
31,750.9 |
31,702.5 |
33,526.0 |
Money supply (M2) |
133,179 |
153,945 |
178,312 |
203,532 |
226,221 |
254,276.6 |
257,682.4 |
259,739.9 |
267,806.5 |
Total liquidity (M3) |
442,663 |
527,017 |
614,962 |
700,285 |
785,955 |
787,254.2 |
794,205.3 |
812,208.5 |
- |
Dishonor ratio (%) |
0.17 |
0.20 |
0.17 |
0.52 |
0.41 |
0.26 |
0.17 |
0.16 |
0.14 |
Stock price index (1980.1.4=100) |
965.7 |
934.7 |
833.4 |
654.5 |
408.6 |
429.2 |
524.7 |
597.6 |
532.9 |
8. Household economy
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1998 1/4 |
2/4 |
3/4 |
4/4 |
Average
propensity to
consume |
71.8 |
71.0 |
71.7 |
70.4 |
68.5 |
67.6 |
66.1 |
67.0 |
73.3 |
Engel's
coefficient |
29.5 |
28.8 |
28.2 |
28.7 |
27.6 |
24.2 |
27.8 |
28.5 |
29.8 |
9. Foreign trade and exchange (million U.S.$)
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1998.
NOV. |
DEC. |
1999.
JAN. |
FEB. |
Exports |
96,013.2 |
125,058.0 |
129,715.1 |
136,164.2 |
133,222.7 |
12,007.0 |
12,883.0 |
9,308.3 |
9,428,.7 |
L/C arrivals |
64,314.1 |
72,926.3 |
69,732.8 |
67,679.8 |
57,528.1 |
4,059.2 |
5,259.2 |
3,985.8 |
3,785.7 |
Imports |
102,348.2 |
135,118.9 |
150,339.1 |
144,616.4 |
93,343.5 |
8,340.0 |
8,693.0 |
8,629.7 |
7,646.0 |
Exchange rate of won to U.S.
dollar (won) |
788.7 |
774.7 |
844.2 |
1,572.2 |
1,369.4 |
1,243.7 |
1,207.8 |
1,175.3 |
1,222.4 |
Gold & foreign exchange
holdings (million U.S. dollars) |
25,672.7 |
32,712.1 |
33,236.7 |
20,405.5 |
40,097.1 |
50,015.2 |
52,040.8 |
53,597.8 |
55,456.7 |
10. Balance of payments (million U.S.$)
.
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1998.
OCT. |
NOV. |
DEC. |
JAN. |
Current account |
-3,867 |
-8,508 |
-23,005 |
-8,618 |
40,039.4 |
2551.4 |
3,041.2 |
3,093.7 |
1,909.4 |
Goods and services |
-4,660.5 |
-7,424.0 |
-21,144.1 |
-6,379.4 |
41,544.8 |
3,162.4 |
3,262.2 |
3,254.3 |
1,825.0 |
Income |
-486.8 |
-1,302.8 |
-1,814.5 |
-2,454.3 |
-4,807.0 |
-860.1 |
-447.7 |
-419.9 |
-180.3 |
Current transfers |
1,280.4 |
218.1 |
-46.1 |
667.0 |
3,301.6 |
249.1 |
226.7 |
259.3 |
264.7 |
Capital and financial
account |
10,295.1 |
16,785.6 |
23,326.8 |
1,314.4 |
-3,990.8 |
-615.3 |
-920.4 |
-178.0 |
1,037.1 |
Financial account |
10,731.6 |
17,273.2 |
23,924.4 |
1,922.0 |
-4,222.1 |
-601.7 |
-914.1 |
-159.8 |
1,061.4 |
.
|
Direct investment |
-1,652.1 |
-1,776.2 |
-2,344.7 |
-1,605.2 |
387.5 |
272.0 |
-53.1 |
-303.4 |
375.9 |
.
|
Portfolio
investment |
6,120.1 |
11,590.7 |
15,184.6 |
14,763.2 |
-1,994.8 |
-137.2 |
-572.7 |
1,729.1 |
-332.9 |
.
|
Other investment |
6,263.6 |
7,458.7 |
11,084.5 |
10,768.1 |
-2,614.8 |
314.3 |
-325.3 |
-18.2 |
-24.3 |
Capital account |
-436.5 |
-487.6 |
-597.6 |
-607.6 |
231.3 |
-13.6 |
-6.3 |
-13.6 |
-6.3 |
Changes in reserve
assets |
-4,646.2 |
-7,044.9 |
-1,388.6 |
11,918.8 |
-30,975.0 |
-1,518.9 |
-1,651.5 |
-1,641.8 |
-1,807.4 |
Errors and omissions |
-1,782 |
-1,233 |
1,067 |
-5,069.4 |
-5,073.6 |
-417.2 |
-469.3 |
-1,273.9 |
-1,139.1 |
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