REPUBLIC OF KOREA CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION IN KOREA, November 2024 ● PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION (Sep 2024, MoM) - ALL INDUSTRY PRODUCTION : -0.3%(-1.1% YoY) - RETAIL SALES : -0.4%(-2.2% YoY) ● INVESTMENT TREND (Sep 2024, MoM) - FACILITY INVESTMENT : +8.4%(+6.1% YoY) - CONSTRUCTION INVESTMENT : -0.1%(-12.1% YoY) ● EXPORT (Oct 2024, US$ billion, YoY) - EXPORTS : $57.52 +4.6% - AVERAGE DAILY EXPORTS : $2.61 -0.2% ● EMPLOYMENT (Oct 2024, YoY) - EMPLOYMENT : 63.3% +0.0%p - UNEMPLOYMENT : 2.3% +0.2%p ● CONSUMER SENTIMENT INDEX (CSI) & THE BUSINESS SURVEY INDEX (BSI) (Oct 2024, MoM) - CSI : 101.7 +1.7p - BSI : 92.1 +0.9p ● CYCLICAL COMPONENT OF COMPOSITE INDEX (Sep 2024, MoM) - COMPOSITE COINCIDENT INDEX : 98.2 -0.1p - COMPOSITE LEADING INDEX : 100.6 +0.0p ● CONSUMER PRICES (Oct 2024, YoY) - CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION : +1.3% - CORE INFLATION : +1.8% ● HOUSING PRICES (Sep 2024, MoM) - HOUSING PRICES : +0.17% - JEONSE PRICES(Lump-sum deposits with no monthly payments) : +0.19%