한은 1분기 해외카드사용 50억 달러, 사상최대<br /><br /> Overseas card spending by Koreans hit a record high in the first quarter of this year... on the back of soaring outbound tourists.<br /> According to the nation's central bank, purchases made on credit and debit cards topped five billion U.S. dollars, during the January to March period.<br />The figure represents an 11-point-four percent rise on-quarter,... and a 26-percent increase from the same period last year.<br /> Around 7-point-4 million Koreans travelled abroad during Q1,... up more than eight percent on-quarter, thanks to the winter vacation season and the Lunar New Year holiday.<br />However durign the same period, Card spending by foreigners visiting the nation,... edged down 1 percent, to two billion dollars. <br />
