REPUBLIC OF KOREA CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION IN KOREA, November 2023 ● PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION TREND (SEP 2023, MoM) - ALL INDUSTRY PRODUCTION : +1.1%(+2.8% YoY) - RETAIL SALES : +0.2%(-1.9% YoY) ● INVESTMENT TREND (SEP 2023, MoM) - FACILITY INVESTMENT : +8.7%(-5.7% YoY) - CONSTRUCTION INVESTMENT : +2.5%(+14.5% YoY) ● EXPORT TREND (OCT 2023, US$ billion, YoY) - EXPORTS : $55.08 +5.1% - AVERAGE DAILY EXPORTS : $2.62 +7.6% ● EMPLOYMENT TREND (OCT 2023, YoY) - EMPLOYMENT : 63.3% +0.6%p - UNEMPLOYMENT : 2.1% -0.3%p ● CONSUMER SENTIMENT INDEX (CSI) & THE BUSINESS SURVEY INDEX (BSI) (OCT 2023, MoM) - CSI : 98.1 -1.6p - BSI : 70.0 -3.0p ● CYCLICAL COMPONENT OF COMPOSITE INDEX (SEP 2023, MoM) - COMPOSITE COINCIDENT INDEX : 99.3 -0.1p - COMPOSITE LEADING INDEX : 99.4 +0.1p ● CONSUMER PRICES (OCT 2023, YoY) - CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION : +3.8% - CORE INFLATION : +3.2% ● HOUSING PRICES (OCT 2023, MoM) - HOUSING PRICES : +0.20% - JEONSE PRICES(Lump-sum deposits with no monthly payments) : +0.36%