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[2020-2] Analysis of Factors Affecting Recent Changes in Propensity to Consume and Their Implications 2020.03.18
The propensity to consume remained largely unchanged from 2000 to 2012, with the exception of 2003 when the credit card crisis hit. Starting in 2012, however, it fell continuously before slightly rebounding after 2015. This development is distingui...

Principal Indicators

100 Korean Statistics
Principal Indicators
GDP Growth rate(%) +1.3 +2.3 2019.4/4
CPI 105.54 +1.0 2020.03
PPI 103.74 +0.7 2020.02
Current Account(mil.US$) 1,007 - 2020.01
M2(tril.Won) 2,929 +7.8 2020.01

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Publication Monthly
Articles in Monthly Bulletin
[2020-2] Analysis of Factors Affecting Recent Changes in Propensity to Consume and Their Implications
The propensity to consume remained largely unchanged from 2000 to 2012, with the exception of 2003 when the credit card crisis hit. Starting in 2012, however, it fell continuously before slightly rebounding after 2015. This development is distinguished from that seen in 2003 when the decline was i...
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Publication Monthly
Articles in Monthly Bulletin
[2020-1] Impacts of US Monetary Policy on Domestic Bond and FX Swap Markets
As the US dollar’s status has strengthened as a global safe haven, global factors, such as US monetary policy, seem to have had considerable impacts on financial markets in other countries. In consideration of this, this paper looked at the impacts of US monetary policy on domestic bond and...
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Publication Quarterly
Monetary Policy Reports
Executive Summary for Monetary Policy Report (March 2020)
 - This is the English version of the Executive Summary for Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Report.    In the case of any inconsistency, the original version in Korean will prevail.  - Data for figures are available in the attached Excel file.    - Inqui...
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Publication Quarterly
Quarterly Bulletin
Quarterly Bulletin(December 2019)
- Current Economic and Financial Developments …3 - Flow Approach to Labor Market Forecasting …15 - Financial Statement Analysis for 2018 …28 - Appendices …31
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Publication Semi Annual
Financial Stability Report
Financial Stability Report (December 2019)
- Please refer to the attached PDF file. - This is a translation prepared by the Bank's staff   based on the original Korean text released on December 26, 2019.
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Publication Annual
Financial Statement Analysis
Financial Statement Analysis for 2018
FOREWORD   Bank of Korea is pleased to release the 2018 edition of its Financial Statement Analysis (FSA), published annually since 1960 to provide research on and analysis of the business performances and financial conditions of Korean corporations.   This edition contains the finan...
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