由于朝鲜半岛形势和政府的新政策影响了消费信用,以及新当选总统卢武炫的改革计划使韩国银行于月初将2003年GDP增长率的预期由5.7％调低至5％。2002年消费增长,但近期出现下降苗头,去年12月百货公司销售额同比下降17.3％。预计2002年GDP增长率将接近6％。 1月份显示商业信心的韩国工业联盟的商业调查指数,与上月相比下降到91.9％,为14个月来最低值。 As the impact of the Korean Peninsula situation and government new policies on consumer credit, and the newly elected President Lo Wu-hyun’s reform plan, Bank of Korea lowered its forecast of GDP growth in 2003 to 5.7% from 5% at the beginning of this month. Consumption growth in 2002, but the recent signs of decline, department store sales in December last year fell 17.3%. It is estimated that the GDP growth rate in 2002 will be close to 6%. The Korean Industrial Association’s business survey index, which showed business confidence in January, dropped to 91.9% from the previous month, the lowest in 14 months.