A stronger won will continue to hurt exports. That will damage the competitiveness of South Korean exports that still play a big role in economic growth.
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We continue to believe that inflation is currently the least worrisome among the key macroeconomic policy goals such as growth, inflation and balance of payments.Oh Suktae
We had expected sales to have picked up in February after falling on month the preceding month, but this hasn't happened, which means that domestic consumption could be in trouble.
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The current account deficit shows that the dollarwon exchange-rate fall has meant deteriorating company profits, while savings have declined. The consumption recovery may soon be constrained by weak income growth.
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We expect the recent impressive recovery in industrial output to basically continue, based on exports and auto production data. February data are still prone to distortions from the Lunar New Year holiday.
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Inflation showed clear signs of stabilizing in February. I expect about one more rate increase this year, as the economy will expand.
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