South Korea's GDP grew in the second quarter by zero-point-seven percent from the quarter before.<br />That was slower than the one-percent rise seen in the first quarter... due to weaker investment.<br /> The Bank of Korea says the country's second-quarter GDP rose to just over 398 trillion Korean won, or about 356 billion U.S. dollars.<br />Compared to the same period last year, the economy expanded by two-point-nine percent.<br /> Investment in business facilities contracted by six-point-six percent after growing over three percent the quarter before, while construction investment declined one-point-three percent.<br />Growth in exports, a major driver of Korea's economy, also slowed down to zero-point-eight percent after posting over four percent in the first quarter. <br />
