Statistics Korea

1. Production Trend □ The Index of All industry production in March increased by 1.6 percent from the previous month. □ The Index of All industry production in March increased by 2.2 percent from the same period of the previous year. □ The Manufacturing Production Index in March increased by 5.7 percent from the previous month but decreased by 7.5 percent from the same period of the previous year. □ The Manufacturing Shipment Index in March increased by 3.4 percent from the previous month but decreased by 1.9 percent from the same period of the previous year. □ The Manufacturing Inventory Index in March decreased by 0.5 percent from the previous month but increased by 10.6 percent from the same period of the previous year. □ The Production Capacity Index in March decreased by 0.1 percent from the previous month and 2.6 percent from the same period of the previous year. □ The Index of Capacity Utilization Rate in March increased by 4.9 percent from the previous month but decreased by 6.4 percent from the same period of the previous year. □ The Manufacturing Average Capacity Utilization Rate in March marked 72.2 percent, which increased by 3.3 percentage points from the previous month. □ The Index of Services in March increased by 0.2 percent from the previous month and 6.2 percent from the same period of the previous year. 2. Consumption Trend □ The Retail Sales Index in March increased by 0.4 percent from the previous month and 0.5 percent from the same period of the previous year. 3. Investment Trend □ The Equipment Investment Index in March decreased by 2.2 percent from the previous month but increased by 2.2 percent from the same period of the previous year. □ The Domestic Machinery Shipment Index in March decreased by 0.9 percent from the same period of the previous year. □ The value of Domestic Machinery Orders Received in March decreased by 9.9 percent from the same period of the previous year. □ In March, the value of Construction Completed at constant prices decreased by 3.3 percent from the previous month but increased by 15.4 percent from the same period of the previous year. □ In March, the value of Construction Orders Received at current prices decreased by 44.4 percent from the same period of the previous year. 4. Composite Economic Indexes □ The Composite Coincident Index in March increased by 0.8 percent from the previous month. · The Cyclical Component of Composite Coincident Index, which reflects current economic situations, increased by 0.6 points from the previous month. □ The Composite Leading Index in March showed no change from the previous month. · The Cyclical Component of Composite Leading Index, which predicts the turning point in business cycle, decreased by 0.3 points from the previous month. For further information, please refer to the attached file.