韓 2분기 성장률 -3.2%...수출 충격 본격화<br /><br />South Korea's economy in the second quarter contracted by the largest amount since the 2008 financial crisis.<br />The Bank of Korea said Tuesday that the country's real GDP fell 3-point-2 percent on-quarter.<br />It was mainly caused by the biggest drop in exports in 56 years.<br />They plummeted 16-point-1 percent on declining demand for automobiles and mobile phones.<br />The Trade Ministry says exports for August were a little better, around 37 billion U.S. dollars, with the daily average down 3-point-8 percent on-year.<br />That's the smallest drop since the start of the pandemic.<br />