South Korea Sees Downside Risk To GDP Forecast Of 2.6%
South Korea Sees Downside Risk To GDP Forecast Of 2.6%
Data showed on Thursday that South Korea's economy barely grew in the third quarter. While consumer spending showed signs of recovery, exports declined.South Korea's finance minister said the downside risk to the government's forecast of 2.6% for this year's economic growth had expanded, Yonhap on Friday.
韓聯社週五表示，韓國財政部長表示，政府預測今年經濟增長2.6％，其下行風險已經擴大。
Minister Choi Sang-mok said in a meeting with reporters in Washington DC that economic growth is likely to be higher than the potential growth rate, according to the report.
報告稱，部長崔尚莫在華盛頓特區與記者會晤時表示，經濟增長可能高於潛在增長率。
International organisations, such as the International Monetary Fund and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, estimate South Korea's annual potential growth rate to be around 2%.
國際貨幣基金組織和經濟合作與發展組織等國際組織估計，韓國的年潛在增長率約爲2％。
Data showed on Thursday that South Korea's economy barely grew in the third quarter. While consumer spending showed signs of recovery, exports declined.
週四的數據顯示，韓國經濟在第三季度幾乎沒有增長。儘管消費者支出顯示出復甦的跡象，但出口卻下降了。
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