Data from South Korea for the first quarter of this year.
GDP +0.3% q/q (vs. expected +0.2%, prior -0.4%)
- +0.8% y/y (expected +0.9%, prior +1.3%)
- Q1 private consumption s/adj +0.5% q/q
- Construction investment s/adj +0.2% q/q
- Facility investment s/adj -4.0% q/q
- Exports s/adj +3.8% q/q
- Imports s/adj +3.5% q/q
Data comes from Bank of Korea (SK's central bank) estimates via Reuters info.
Better news from the country often seen as a bellwether for the global economy.