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Macroeconomic Forecast South Korea

August 2010 | Macroeconomic Forecasts

South Korea's industrial production expanded for the twelfth consecutive month. Output grew by 16.9% y-o-y and 1.4% m-o-m in June, following revised growth figures of 21.7%y-o-y and 2.7% m-o-m in May.

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