1997

1998

1999

2000JULY.

AUG.

SEP.

OCT.

Leading index

108.6

114.5

110.7

132.1

133.7

133.9 (p)

132.9

Roughly coincident index

108.0

109.8

101.1

123.6

125.0

125.0

124.6

Lagging index

106.7

108.7

88.7

114.9

115.3

116.1

116.8

Cycle of coincident
composite index  

102.2

98.0

57.6

99.4

100.2

99.7

98.9

1997

1998

1999

2000JULY.

AUG.

SEP.

OCT.

Industrial production index

113.6

106.6

131.9

158.1

159.0

154.7

164.6

Producers' shipment index

115.6

105.7

132.2

157.4

160.0

155.5

162.1

Producers' inventory index

126.8

105.2

107.4

116.0

115.4

116.3

122.1

Manufacturing
production capacity index 

113.6

119.1

129.2

142.8

147.7

149.3

150.5

Manufacturing
operation ratio index  

97.8

84.0

94.6

98.7

95.5

93.0

99.2

Wholesale and retail
 trade index (constant)

110.4

96.4

108.9

118.1

114.7

121.0

121.7

1997

1998

1999

2000JULY

AUG.

SEP.

OCT.

Value of domestic construction
orders received

5.4

-42.5

0.8

12.7

45.2

-18.4

-16.8

Value of domestic machinery received

3.3

-30.5

22.6

26.8

14.8

9.5

0.5

1997

1998

1999

2000 JULY.

AUG.

SEP.

OCT.

Economically active population
(thousand persons) 

21,662

21,456

21,634

22,305

22,071

22,236

22,333

Employed persons
(thousand persons) 

21,106

19,994

20,281

   21,501

21,253

21,432

21,573

Unemployment rate

2.6

6.8

6.3

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.4

Labor productivity index (1995=100)

129.3

144.6

171.9

1999 1/4

2/4

3/4

4/4

183.5 

192.9

-

-

1997

1998

1999

2000 AUG.

SEP.

OCT.

NOV.

Consumer price index

109.6

117.8

118.8

122.0

123.8

123.4

122.9

Producer price index (1995=100)

107.2

120.3

117.8

120.3

121.0

121.3

121.4

Export price index

102.1

134.1

108.8

106.9

107.5

107.4

108.1 

Import price index

110.3

141.4

124.3

133.2

136.9

137.4

138.8

1996

1997

1998

1999

20001/4

2/4

3/4

GNI(trillion won)

417.1

450.9

437.9

478.3

121.0

124.9

129.9

Per capita GNI(US$)

11,380

10,307

6,742

8,581

-

-

-

GDP(100 million US$)

5,200

4,766

3,177

4,067

-

-

-

1998

1999

2000 JULY.

AUG.

SEP.

OCT.

NOV.

Foreign exchange holdings

485.1

740.5

903.5

914.3

925.3

-

-

Money supply(M2)

19.0

27.9

37.8

35.1

30.6

28.5

25.7

Money supply(MCT)

7.5

7.6

17.4

15.9

14.2

13.6

12.2

Stock price index(average of period, Jan. 4th 1980=100)

406.1

806.8

794.1

720.4

622.9

548.1

544.1

Trading Volume(10 thousand shares, daily average)

10,219

27,879

43,903

27,380

30,347

31,769

34,381

Corporate bond yields(%)

14.99

8.86

9.13

9.00

9.00

8.72

8.41

Overnight call rates(%)

14.91

4.92

5.07

5.06

5.03

5.26

5.27

CD yields (91 days, %)

14.99

6.81

7.15

7.04

7.05

7.04

6.99

Ratio of dishonored bills

0.52

0.43

0.35

0.18

0.30

0.22

0.63

1998

1999

2000 JULY.

AUG.

SEP.

OCT.

NOV.

Exports

1,323.1

1,436.9

144.7

147.9

151.4

153.1

150.2

Imports

932.8

1,197.5

136.6

134.4

132.8

140.9

141.7

L/C arrivals

57,528.1

58,,038

53.4

51.7

49.5

46.9

51.9

Exchange rate of won to U.S. dollar (won)

1,369.4

1,189.48

1,116.2

1,108.8

1,115.0

1,136.7

1,195.3

1998

1999

2000 JUNE.

JULY.

AUG.

SEP.

OCT.

Current account

40,039.4

25,000

1,422

811

904

1,739

1,171

Goods and services

41,544.8

27,710

1,760.5

756

1,198

-

-

Income balance

-4,807.0

-4,660

-240.5

49

-96

-357

-89

Current transfers balance

3,301.6

1,951

     -55.3

6.3

-110

4.7

41.5

Capital account

-3,990.8

578

828.7

1,075

193

-901

-693

financial account

-4,222.1

886

852.6

1,098

212

-883

 -658

Direct investment

387.5

4,754

134.9

-81

-317

-673

398

Portfolio investment

-1,994.8

8,825

480.8

2,172

1,454

-1,229

54

Other investment

-2,614.8

-12,693

236.9

-993

-926

-327

-1,110

Other Capital account

231.3

-309

-23.9

-23

-19

-18

 -35

Changes in reserve assets

-30,975.0

-22,982

-2,773.9

-1,092

-1,515

-1,452

-1,168

Errors and omissions

-6,193

-3,534

524

-793

418

613

691