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38022
Tue, 12/30/2008 - 14:31
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S. Koreans pick economic recovery as top new year's wish
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- Amid signs of a serious economic downturn, nearly two out of every three South Korean adults picked the nation's economic recovery as their strongest wish for 2009, a survey showed Tuesday.
A recent poll conducted by Gallup Korea on 1,515 adults showed that 66.7 percent
of respondents hoped for an "economic recovery" as their "national wish" for next
year. The survey was held in November.
The figure represents a significant increase from the same poll held last year,
in which 37.8 percent of respondents expressed hopes for the economy's upswing.
The survey comes as the South Korean economy grew 0.5 percent in the third
quarter from three months earlier, the slowest growth in four years, due to
sluggish domestic demand and lagging exports. Korean exports declined 18.3
percent on-year in November, the biggest drop in seven years.
Hopes for a "reduction of unemployed people" came second with 5.7 percent,
followed by "political stability" with 5.2 percent.
Also, 64 percent of those surveyed expressed fears that the economy would fall
into a steeper slump next year, up from last year's rate of 36 percent. More than
two-thirds of respondents also forecast an increase in layoffs in 2009.
odissy@yna.co.kr
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A recent poll conducted by Gallup Korea on 1,515 adults showed that 66.7 percent
of respondents hoped for an "economic recovery" as their "national wish" for next
year. The survey was held in November.
The figure represents a significant increase from the same poll held last year,
in which 37.8 percent of respondents expressed hopes for the economy's upswing.
The survey comes as the South Korean economy grew 0.5 percent in the third
quarter from three months earlier, the slowest growth in four years, due to
sluggish domestic demand and lagging exports. Korean exports declined 18.3
percent on-year in November, the biggest drop in seven years.
Hopes for a "reduction of unemployed people" came second with 5.7 percent,
followed by "political stability" with 5.2 percent.
Also, 64 percent of those surveyed expressed fears that the economy would fall
into a steeper slump next year, up from last year's rate of 36 percent. More than
two-thirds of respondents also forecast an increase in layoffs in 2009.
odissy@yna.co.kr
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