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I. Composite indexes of
business conditions (1995=100)
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
MAR. |
APR. |
MAY. |
JUN. |
Leading
index |
- |
101.6 |
108.6 |
114.5 |
110.7 |
123.6 |
125.7 |
128.5 |
131.0 |
Roughly
coincident index |
- |
102.6 |
108.0 |
109.8 |
101.1 |
107.2 |
108.4 |
110.0 |
111.5 |
Lagging
index |
- |
101.8 |
106.7 |
108.7 |
88.7 |
90.4 |
91.6 |
92.2 |
93.2 |
Cycle
of coincident composite index |
- |
102.6 |
102.2 |
98.0 |
57.6 |
89.4 |
90.0 |
90.9 |
91.8 |
2. Industrial activities (1995=100)
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
MAR. |
APR. |
MAY. |
JUN. |
Industrial
production index |
89.3 |
100.0 |
107.3 |
114.7 |
106.6 |
125.4 |
123.5 |
125.8 |
129.4 |
Producers'
shipment index |
88.8 |
100.0 |
107.6 |
113.0 |
102.7 |
131.5 |
129.4 |
129.7 |
133.8 |
Producers'
inventory index |
92.1 |
103.7 |
118.9 |
125.9 |
103.8 |
102.1 |
99.6 |
99.5 |
100.5 |
Manufacturing
production capacity index |
91.5 |
100 |
107.6 |
113.6 |
123.1 |
123.5 |
124.2 |
125.6 |
126.4 |
Manufacturing
operation ratio index |
100.4 |
100 |
101.0 |
98.7 |
83.0 |
94.9 |
95.1 |
95.8 |
98.1 |
Wholesale
and retail trade index (constant) |
92.6 |
100 |
107.0 |
110.4 |
96.6 |
106.6 |
105.6 |
104.5 |
- |
3. Investment
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
MAR. |
APR. |
MAY. |
JUN. |
Value of domestic machinery orders received
(billion won) |
18,498.3 |
20,962.6 |
24,037.5 |
25,228.7 |
17,133.5 |
1,769.8 |
1,681.4 |
1,850.9 |
2,080.1 |
Value of domestic construction orders received
(billion won) |
39,393.8 |
49,025.1 |
59,535.0 |
63,258.0 |
35,928.5 |
2,300.6 |
3,419.8 |
3,217.0 |
3,745.3 |
Permitted floor area for building construction
(thousand sq. m) |
116,221 |
117,327 |
113,820 |
113,372 |
50,965 |
3,982 |
4,428 |
6,124 |
5,268 |
4. Labor and wages
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
MAR. |
APR. |
MAY. |
JUN. |
Economically active population (thousand persons) |
20,326 |
20,797 |
21,188 |
21,604 |
21,390 |
21,143 |
21,555 |
21,795 |
21,960 |
Employed persons (thousand persons) |
19,837 |
20,377 |
20,764 |
21,048 |
19,926 |
19,438 |
20,004 |
20,393 |
20,604 |
Unemployment rate (%) |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
8.1 |
7.2 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
Labor productivity index (1995=100) |
|
|
|
|
|
'98. 3/4 |
4/4 |
|
|
90.5 |
100.0 |
113. |
129.5 |
145.3 |
142.9 |
162.8 |
|
|
5. Prices (1995=100)
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
MAR. |
APR. |
MAY. |
JUN. |
Consumer
price index |
95.7 |
100.0 |
104.9 |
109.6 |
117.8 |
118.6 |
118.9 |
118.7 |
118.0 |
Producer
price index (1995=100) |
- |
100.0 |
103.2 |
107.2 |
120.3 |
116.8 |
117.1 |
117.6 |
116.8 |
Export
price index |
- |
100.0 |
97.7 |
103.8 |
134.4 |
110.1 |
110.0 |
107.8 |
105.7 |
Import
price index |
- |
100.0 |
100.7 |
110.3 |
141.4 |
118.8 |
121.2 |
121.2 |
119.5 |
6. National accounts (based
on 1995 prices)
. |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1998 2/4 |
3/4 |
4/4 |
1999 1/4 |
GNP
(billion won) |
322,811.5 |
376,316.4 |
417,108.4 |
450,853.3 |
443,127.0 |
107,516.7 |
107,957.2 |
119,742.6 |
106,126.4 |
Growth
rate of GNP |
16.5 |
16.6 |
10.8 |
8.1 |
-1.7 |
-1.9 |
-4.2 |
-6.4 |
-1.6 |
Per
capita GNP (U.S. dollars) |
8,998 |
10,823 |
11,380 |
10,307 |
6,823 |
- |
- |
6,823 |
- |
GDP
(billion won) |
346,448.1 |
377,349.8 |
402,821.2 |
423,006.7 |
398,312.6 |
97,492.5 |
98,520.9 |
109,685.6 |
96,899.6 |
Growth
rate of GDP |
8.3 |
8.9 |
6.8 |
5.0 |
-5.8 |
-7.2 |
-7.1 |
-5.3 |
4.6 |
7. Money and banking (billion
won)
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
MAR. |
APR. |
MAY. |
JUN. |
Bank
notes & coins issued |
15,089 |
17,324 |
17,907 |
17,786 |
14,813 |
14,977 |
15,109 |
15,003 |
15,082 |
Money
supply (M1) |
32,511 |
38,873 |
39,542 |
35,036 |
30,058 |
32,855 |
34,013 |
34,288 |
35,000 |
Money
supply (M2) |
133,179 |
153,945 |
178,312 |
203,532 |
226,221 |
277,826 |
277,981 |
277,259 |
277,769 |
Total
liquidity (M3) |
442,663 |
527,017 |
614,962 |
700,285 |
785,955 |
820,772 |
829,267 |
- |
- |
Dishonor
ratio (%) |
0.17 |
0.20 |
0.17 |
0.52 |
0.41 |
0.11 |
0.20 |
0.13 |
0.07 |
Stock
price index (1980.1.4=100) |
965.7 |
934.7 |
833.4 |
654.5 |
408.6 |
586.2 |
721.1 |
745.4 |
841.4 |
8. Household economy
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1998 2/4 |
3/4 |
4/4 |
1999 1/4 |
Average
propensity to consume |
71.8 |
71.0 |
71.7 |
70.4 |
68.5 |
66.1 |
67.0 |
73.3 |
74.8 |
Engel's
coefficient |
29.5 |
28.8 |
28.2 |
28.7 |
27.6 |
27.8 |
28.5 |
29.8 |
25.9 |
9. Foreign trade and exchange
(million U.S.$)
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
MAR. |
APR. |
MAY. |
JUN. |
Exports |
96,013.2 |
125,058.0 |
129,715.1 |
136,164.2 |
133,222.7 |
11,690.0 |
11,630.1 |
11,472.9 |
12,923.9 |
L/C
arrivals |
64,314.1 |
72,926.3 |
69,732.8 |
67,679.8 |
57,528.1 |
5,185.8 |
5,265.1 |
4,740.0 |
4,685.2 |
Imports |
102,348.2 |
135,118.9 |
150,339.1 |
144,616.4 |
93,343.5 |
9,301.6 |
9,071.1 |
9,450.2 |
10,192.1 |
Exchange
rate of won to U.S. dollar (won) |
788.7 |
774.7 |
844.2 |
1,572.2 |
1,369.4 |
1,224.7 |
1,176.4 |
1,186.3 |
1,155.9 |
Gold
& foreign exchange holdings (million U.S. dollars) |
25,672.7 |
32,712.1 |
33,236.7 |
20,405.5 |
40,097.1 |
57,450.8 |
59,263.9 |
61,409.3 |
61,987.1 |
10. Balance of payments (million
U.S.$)
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
FEB. |
MAR. |
MAY. |
JUN. |
Current account |
-3,867 |
-8,508 |
-23,005 |
-8,618 |
40,039.4 |
2303.4 |
2,620.5 |
1,994.8 |
2,036.8 |
Goods and services |
-4,660.5 |
-7,424.0 |
-21,144.1 |
-6,379.4 |
41,544.8 |
2,397.6 |
2,805.3 |
2,602.7 |
2,394.4 |
Income |
-486.8 |
-1,302.8 |
-1,814.5 |
-2,454.3 |
-4,807.0 |
-285.8 |
-370.0 |
-744.2 |
-565.8 |
Current transfers |
1,280.4 |
218.1 |
-46.1 |
667.0 |
3,301.6 |
191.6 |
185.2 |
136.3 |
208.2 |
Capital and financial account |
10,295.1 |
16,785.6 |
23,326.8 |
1,314.4 |
-3,990.8 |
658.0 |
-237.4 |
253.3 |
290.8 |
Financial account |
10,731.6 |
17,273.2 |
23,924.4 |
1,922.0 |
-4,222.1 |
669.9 |
-220.9 |
272.5 |
313.7 |
.
|
Direct
investment |
-1,652.1 |
-1,776.2 |
-2,344.7 |
-1,605.2 |
387.5 |
-135.8 |
83.2 |
700.3 |
204.8 |
.
|
Portfolio
investment |
6,120.1 |
11,590.7 |
15,184.6 |
14,763.2 |
-1,994.8 |
-2.0 |
-535.1 |
2,138.9 |
1,419.3 |
.
|
Other
investment |
6,263.6 |
7,458.7 |
11,084.5 |
10,768.1 |
-2,614.8 |
807.7 |
231.0 |
-2,566.7 |
-1,310.4 |
Capital account |
-436.5 |
-487.6 |
-597.6 |
-607.6 |
231.3 |
-11.9 |
-16.5 |
-19.2 |
-22.9 |
Changes in reserve assets |
-4,646.2 |
-7,044.9 |
-1,388.6 |
11,918.8 |
-30,975.0 |
-2,248.3 |
-2,254.6 |
-1,857.0 |
-2,400.5 |
Errors and omissions |
-1,782 |
-1,233 |
1,067 |
-5,069.4 |
-5,073.6 |
-713.1 |
-128.5 |
-391.1 |
72.9 |
|