9월 소비심리 5개월만에 하락... 사회적 거리두기 격상 영향<br /><br />South Korea's consumer sentiment for September tumbled for the first time in five months,... mostly due to the stricter social distancing measures.<br />According to the Bank of Korea Friday, the composite consumer sentiment index was at 79-point-4,... down 8-point-8 points from the previous month.<br />A reading below 100 indicates there are more pessimists than optimists.<br />That's the second biggest monthly drop in 9 years,... after the largest plunge in March when the spread of virus was picking up steam.<br />The central bank attributed the sharp decrease to the recent surge in COVID-19 infections,...hurting the economy and household income.<br />
