Gist of S. Korea's economic outlook for 2010

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- The following are the South Korean government
forecasts for annual growth, investment, consumption, exports and other figures
for this year and 2010, unveiled Thursday under its annual economic management
plan.

The projections are based on the premise that the world economy will expand 3.1
percent next year as suggested by the International Monetary Fund, with oil
prices maintaining an average of US$80 per barrel.
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2009 2010

GDP growth 0.2 pct 5.0 pct
Private consumption 0.4 pct 4.2 pct
Facility investment minus 9.8 pct 11.0 pct
Construction investment 3.1 pct 3.2 pct
Consumer inflation 2.8 pct 3.0 pct
Current account surplus US$42 bln US$15 bln
Exports minus 13.9 pct 13.2 pct
Imports minus 26.0 pct 21.1 pct
Increase in employed people 70,000 down 200,000 up

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