South Korea Business Sentiment Index Improves To 86.7 - BoK

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South Korea Business Sentiment Index Improves To 86.7 - BoK

(RTTNews) - The Composite Business Sentiment Index (CBSI) for all industries in South for Mar 2025 was 86.7, up 1.4 points from the previous month, the Bank of Korea said on Wednesday. The outlook for the following month fell by 2.4 points to 85.6.

In the manufacturing sector, the CBSI for Mar 2025 was 91.9, up 1.8 points from the previous month, but that for the outlook for the following month fell by 1.2 points to 89.9.

In the non-manufacturing sector, the CBSI for Mar 2025 was 82.9, up 1.2 points from the previous month, but that for the outlook for the following month fell by 3.4 points to 82.4.

The Economic Sentiment Index (ESI), a composite of the Business Sentiment Index(BSI) and the Consumer Survey Index(CSI), for Mar 2025 was 87.2, down 3.0 points from the previous month.

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