KDI 경제 성장률, 2.8% 전망... 내년에도 비슷한 수준의 성장 이어갈 전망이다<br /><br /> The South Korean economy is forecast to expand by 2-point-8 percent befor the year is up.<br />According to the KDI… that rate likely applies to 2019 as well. <br />Seo Bo-bin help us look beyond the numbers. <br /><br /> The Korea Development Institute has reported that the South Korean economy is expected to grow by 2.8 percent this year.<br />The state-run think tank's report, based on a survey of 20 economists, also forecast that the Korean economy will grow by a similar rate in 2019.<br /><br /> The estimated economic growth for this year is 0.1 percent lower than what was projected in April. <br /> <br /><br /> An official from the Korea Development Institute said that South Korea's economic growth figures will become more moderate due to the slow progress of the major economic indicators.<br /><br />The country's exports are forecast to increase by just 5 to 6 percent this year due to the slowdown in world trade volume and the spread of protectionism. <br /><br /> And domestically, the economy is struggling to create new jobs.<br />In the first half of the year, the number of jobs created increased by 142,200, the lowest number since the 2009 global economic crisis. <br /><br /> Inflation is also below the Bank of Korea's 2% target, with consumer prices increasing by 1% in the ten-month period leading up to July this year.<br /><br />SEO Bo-bin, Arirang News. <br />
