South Korea is often referred to as a bellwether for the global economy, if so its looking up ... but there is a but
Supported by a jump in government spending
- But weakness showed in exports
Economy expanded at the fastest pace in three quarters in Q4 2018
- GDP +1% q/q (expected +0.6%)
- +3.1% y/y (expected 2.8%)
For the whole of 2018:
- +2.7% percent
