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Trade & Products > Economic Statistics
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1.
Composite indexes of business
conditions (1995=100) |
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1996 |
1998 |
2000MAR. |
APR. |
MAY. |
JUN. |
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Leading
index |
108.6
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110.7 |
133.4 |
131.7 |
131.1 |
130.8 |
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Roughly
coincident index
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108.0 |
101.1 |
121.1 |
120.5 |
120.6 |
121.6 |
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Lagging
index |
106.7 |
88.7 |
111.2 |
112.1 |
112.7 |
113.8 |
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Cycle
of coincident
composite index
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102.2
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57.6
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99.1
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97.9 |
97.9 |
98.3 |
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2.
Industrial activity (1995=100)
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1997
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1998
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1999 |
2000MAR. |
MAY. |
JUN. |
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Industrial
production index |
113.6 |
106.6 |
131.9 |
150.8 |
154.8 |
156.6 |
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Producers'
shipment index
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115.6 |
105.7 |
132.2 |
154.2 |
156.0 |
157.4 |
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Producers'
inventory index |
126.8 |
105.2 |
107.4 |
114.4 |
112.5 |
113.1 |
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Manufacturing
production capacity
index |
113.6 |
119.1 |
129.2 |
134.5 |
137.8 |
140.0 |
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Manufacturing
operation ratio
index |
97.8 |
84.0 |
94.6 |
102.4 |
101.7 |
100.9 |
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Wholesale
and retail
trade
index (constant)
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110.4 |
96.4 |
108.9 |
121.2 |
121.2 |
118.1 |
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3.
Investment(% change over
corresponding a period of
previous year) |
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1997 |
1999 |
2000MAR. |
APR. |
MAY. |
JUN. |
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Value
of domestic
construction
orders
received |
5.4 |
0.8 |
55.7 |
-4.4 |
18.8 |
44.3 |
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Value
of domestic
machinery received |
3.3 |
22.6 |
17.5 |
25.1 |
10.2 |
-5.8 |
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4.
Labor and wages |
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1997 |
1998 |
2000MAR. |
APR. |
MAY. |
JUN. |
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Economically
active population
(thousand persons)
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21,662 |
21,456 |
21,688 |
21,966 |
22,177 |
22,183 |
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Employed
persons
(thousand persons)
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21,106 |
19,994 |
20,660 |
21,065 |
21,349 |
21,390 |
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Unemployment
rate |
2.6 |
6.8 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
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Labor
productivity
index (1995=100) |
129.3 |
144.6 |
1999
2/4 |
3/4 |
4/4 |
20001/4 |
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161.0 |
167.8 |
186.0 |
183.5 |
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5.
Prices (1995=100) |
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1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000APR |
MAY. |
JUN. |
JUL. |
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Consumer
price index
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109.6 |
117.8 |
118.8 |
120.1 |
120.0 |
120.6 |
120.0 |
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Producer
price index
(1995=100) |
107.2 |
120.3 |
117.8 |
119.3 |
119.0 |
119.8 |
120.0 |
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Export
price index |
102.1 |
134.1 |
108.8 |
106.3 |
106.7 |
107.0 |
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Import
price index |
110.3 |
141.4 |
124.3 |
128.2 |
131.4 |
133.9 |
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6.
National accounts (based
on 1995) |
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1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
20001/4 |
2/4 |
3/4 |
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GNI(trillion
won) |
417.1 |
450.9 |
437.9 |
478.3 |
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- |
- |
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Per
capita GNI(US$) |
11,380 |
10,307 |
6,742 |
8,581 |
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- |
- |
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GDP(100
million US$) |
5,200 |
4,766 |
3,177 |
4,067 |
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- |
- |
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7.
Money and banking (billion
won) |
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1998 |
1999 |
2000MAR. |
APR. |
MAY. |
JUL. |
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Foreign
exchange holdings |
485.1 |
740.5 |
836.5 |
846.1 |
868.7 |
903.5 |
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Money
supply(M2) |
19.0 |
27.9 |
27.2 |
29.6 |
33.6 |
37.8 |
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Money
supply(MCT) |
7.5 |
7.6 |
13.8 |
15.5 |
16.4 |
17.3 |
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Stock
price index(average
of period, Jan.
4th 1980=100) |
406.1 |
806.8 |
878.4 |
779.8 |
720.8 |
794.1 |
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Trading
Volume(10 thousand
shares, daily
average) |
10,219 |
27,879 |
29,711 |
22,853 |
24,694 |
21,898 |
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Corporate
bond yields(%) |
14.99 |
8.86 |
10.0 |
9.97 |
9.91 |
9.13 |
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Overnight
call rates(%) |
14.91 |
4.92 |
5.00 |
5.01 |
5.04 |
5.07 |
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CD
yields (91 days,
%) |
14.99 |
6.81 |
7.00 |
7.58 |
7.14 |
7.15 |
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Ratio
of dishonored
bills |
0.52 |
0.43 |
0.15 |
0.16 |
0.19 |
0.35 |
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8.
Foreign trade and exchange
(U.S.$ 100mil.) |
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1998 |
1999 |
2000MAR. |
APR. |
MAY. |
JUN. |
JUL. |
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Exports |
1,323.1 |
1,436.9 |
144.4 |
135.9 |
147.0 |
153.1 |
145.2 |
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Imports |
932.8 |
1,197.5 |
142.2 |
133.4 |
133.3 |
131.6 |
137.0 |
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L/C
arrivals |
57,528.1 |
58,,038 |
60.8 |
52.7 |
56.6 |
56.1 |
53.4 |
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Exchange
rate of won
to U.S. dollar
(won) |
1,369.4 |
1,189.48 |
1,108.3 |
1,110.3 |
1,133.8 |
1,114.8 |
1,116.2 |
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9.
Balance of payments (million
U.S.$) |
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1998 |
1999 |
2000MAR. |
APR. |
MAY. |
JUN. |
JUL. |
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Current
account |
40,039.4 |
25,000 |
174.3 |
325 |
1,589.4 |
1,464.7 |
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Goods
and services |
41,544.8 |
27,710 |
511.9 |
408.1 |
1,575.5 |
1,760.5 |
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Income
balance |
-4,807.0 |
-4,660 |
-361.1 |
-837.6 |
-11.6 |
-240.5 |
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Current
transfers balance |
3,301.6 |
1,951 |
24 |
132 |
-22.9 |
-55.3 |
- |
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Capital
account |
-3,990.8 |
578 |
3,347 |
2,722 |
690.5 |
828.7 |
- |
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financial
account |
-4,222.1 |
886 |
3,374 |
2,751 |
723.6 |
852.6 |
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Direct
investment |
387.5 |
4,754 |
-17 |
471 |
1,181.9 |
134.9 |
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Portfolio
investment |
-1,994.8 |
8,825 |
3,609 |
2,189 |
-1,052.2 |
480.8 |
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Other
investment |
-2,614.8 |
-12,693 |
-216 |
91 |
593.9 |
236.9 |
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Other
Capital account
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231.3 |
-309 |
-29 |
-29 |
-33 |
-23.9 |
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Changes
in reserve assets |
-30,975.0 |
-22,967 |
-3,800 |
-2,118 |
-1,893 |
-2,773.9 |
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Errors
and omissions |
-5,073.6 |
-2,612 |
279.7 |
305.4 |
-338.3 |
480.5 |
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