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July 10 (Reuters) - The Bank of Korea's revised forecasts for 2009 economic growth (percentage growth from a year earlier unless stated):
H1 H2 Full Year Gross domestic product -3.4 0.2 -1.6 Private consumption -3.0 0.3 -1.4 Capital investment -20.9 -9.1 -15.1 Construction investment 1.9 2.5 2.2 ^Goods exports -9.2 3.7 -2.8 ^Goods imports -15.7 2.5 -6.8 Consumer price index 3.3 2.5 2.9 Annual core inflation (pct) 4.5 2.6 3.5 Unemployment rate (pct) 3.8 3.5 3.6 Current account ($bln) 21.0 8.0 29.0 - - - - -
The Bank of Korea's previous forecasts for 2009 economic growth, released on April 10 (percentage change from a year earlier unless stated):
H1 H2 Full Year Gross domestic product -4.2 -0.6 -2.4 Private consumption -4.1 -1.0 -2.6 Capital investment -22.7 -13.0 -18.0 Construction investment 0.4 3.1 1.8 ^Goods exports -14.9 -4.7 -9.9 ^Goods imports -16.5 -5.0 -10.9 Consumer price index 3.3 2.2 2.7 Annual core inflation (pct) 4.3 2.5 3.4 Unemployment rate (pct) 3.7 3.4 3.6 Current account ($bln) 11.5 6.5 18.0 - - - - -
The Bank of Korea's revised full-year economic growth forecasts for 2010 in comparison to previous forecasts released on April 10 (percentage growth from a year earlier unless stated):
revised previous Gross domestic product 3.6 3.5 Private consumption 2.6 3.1 Capital investment 13.6 13.0 Construction investment 2.1 1.2 ^Goods exports 8.5 8.8 ^Goods imports 9.8 7.0 Consumer price index 3.0 2.5 Annual core inflation (pct) 2.5 1.6 Unemployment rate (pct) 3.5 3.4 Current account ($bln) 7.0 7.0 - - - - -
Past GDP growth (percent change over the previous year): *2008 2.2 2007 5.1 2006 5.2 2005 4.0 2004 4.6 ^ measured in volume terms * revised provisional SOURCE: Bank of Korea (Reporting by Cheon Jong-woo in SEOUL, Editing by Yoo Choonsik)