Economic Buzz: South Korea Business Sentiment Index Deteriorates To 90 In January

27 Jan 2022 , 12:00 PM

South Korea manufacturing business conditions deteriorated in January, the Bank of Korea said on Thursday as its Business Survey Index fell to a score of 90 in January from 95 in December. The outlook also came in at 90, down from 92 a month earlier. In the non-manufacturing sector, the BSI on business conditions for January was 83, up 1 point from the previous month, while the outlook for the following month also rose by 4 points to 82. The Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) – a composite of the BSI and the CSI (Consumer Survey Index) – for January was 105.6, up 1.1 points from December.

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