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Robust
domestic demand helped South Korea record its fastest annual growth for
nearly three years in the last quarter, as an improving global outlook
prompted the export-reliant nation's manufacturers to invest in new
capacity.
SKorea posts fastest growth in nearly 3 years
SKorea posts fastest growth in nearly 3 years
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 5:17 pm
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea recorded its fastest growth
since the first quarter of 2011, its central bank said Thursday,
showing a recovery in Asia's fourth-largest economy is on track.
The Bank of Korea said preliminary data showed that the economy expanded by 3.9 percent in the final quarter of 2013 over a year earlier, accelerating from the third quarter's 3.3 percent. The growth was thanks to an increase in capital expenditure and exports.
From the previous quarter, the country's gross
domestic product increased 0.9 percent, slowing from the previous two
quarters when it expanded 1.1 percent.
For all of 2013, the economy expanded 2.8 percent, matching the bank's forecast. Capital expenditure declined for a second straight year but investment in the construction industry turned sharply higher and private consumption showed a steady gain. Export growth slightly accelerated from the previous year.
South Korea is on track to recover from 2012 when economic growth slowed to a three-year low. In 2013, the government introduced stimulus measures to boost the real estate market and an overall economic recovery.
The Bank of Korea said last week that the recovery will continue to pick up this year, predicting 3.7 percent expansion for the year.
There are still concerns that growth in South Korea is too reliant on big companies and is largely driven by the government spending rather than private industry.
Weak domestic demand and capital spending from companies are among the challenges. South Korea's government has made boosting private businesses and domestic consumption as its priority for this year.
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The Bank of Korea said preliminary data showed that the economy expanded by 3.9 percent in the final quarter of 2013 over a year earlier, accelerating from the third quarter's 3.3 percent. The growth was thanks to an increase in capital expenditure and exports.
For all of 2013, the economy expanded 2.8 percent, matching the bank's forecast. Capital expenditure declined for a second straight year but investment in the construction industry turned sharply higher and private consumption showed a steady gain. Export growth slightly accelerated from the previous year.
South Korea is on track to recover from 2012 when economic growth slowed to a three-year low. In 2013, the government introduced stimulus measures to boost the real estate market and an overall economic recovery.
The Bank of Korea said last week that the recovery will continue to pick up this year, predicting 3.7 percent expansion for the year.
There are still concerns that growth in South Korea is too reliant on big companies and is largely driven by the government spending rather than private industry.
Weak domestic demand and capital spending from companies are among the challenges. South Korea's government has made boosting private businesses and domestic consumption as its priority for this year.
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