(LEAD) S. Korea's GDP expands 1 pct in Q3 on strong exports, investment: BOK

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SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy grew 1 percent in the third quarter from a quarter earlier driven by strong exports and investment, central bank data showed Tuesday.

The country's real gross domestic product (GDP) -- a key measure of economic growth -- rose 1 percent in the July-September period from three months earlier, according to advance data from the Bank of Korea (BOK).

The third-quarter reading marked an increase from the previous quarter's 0.6 percent expansion and exceeded the BOK's earlier forecast of 0.3 percent made in August.

From a year earlier, the South Korean economy expanded 3.4 percent in the third quarter, slowing slightly from 3.7 percent in the second quarter.

Asia's fourth-largest economy grew 1 percent in 2025 amid weak facility investment and a downturn in the construction sector.

Fueled by the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure boom and resulting global demand for semiconductors, the South Korean economy grew 1.8 percent in the first quarter of 2026, marking its strongest quarterly growth since the third quarter of 2020, when the economy expanded 2.2 percent.

This file photo taken July 31, 2026, shows boxes of semiconductors produced by Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc. being loaded onto an aircraft at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, west of Seoul. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

In detail, exports rose 2.3 percent from the previous quarter and imports increased 2.4 percent, while government spending advanced 1.9 percent.

Net exports contributed 0.1 percentage point to the quarterly GDP growth.

Facility investment increased 4.1 percent, and construction investment climbed 0.7 percent on a quarterly basis.

However, private consumption fell 0.2 percent.

Real gross domestic income (GDI), which reflects changes in terms of trade, rose 18.8 percent on-year in the third quarter, marking the highest spike since the fourth quarter of 1977, when it reached 19 percent.

With the faster-than-expected third-quarter growth, the BOK may likely raise its growth forecast of 3.3 percent made in August.

The central bank will release its new growth predictions next month.

Containers are stacked at a port in the southeastern coastal city of Busan, in this Oct. 1, 2026, file photo. (Yonhap)

(LEAD) S. Korea's GDP expands 1 pct in Q3 on strong exports, investment: BOK

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首尔，10月27日（韩联社）——韩国央行周二公布的数据显示，受强劲的出口和投资推动，韩国经济第三季度环比增长1%。

根据韩国银行（BOK）的初步数据，该国实际国内生产总值（GDP）——衡量经济增长的关键指标——在7月至9月期间比三个月前增长了1%。

第三季度数据显示，经济增长率较上一季度的 0.6% 有所上升，并超过了韩国央行 8 月份预测的 0.3%。

与上年同期相比，韩国经济第三季度增长3.4%，较第二季度的3.7%略有放缓。

亚洲第四大经济体在设施投资疲软和建筑业低迷的情况下，预计2025年经济增长率为1%。

受人工智能（AI）基础设施繁荣和由此带来的全球半导体需求的推动，韩国经济在2026年第一季度增长了1.8%，这是自2020年第三季度经济增长2.2%以来最强劲的季度增长。

这张摄于2026年7月31日的资料照片显示，在首尔以西的仁川国际机场，三星电子和SK海力士生产的半导体产品正在被装上飞机。（联营照片）（韩联社）

具体而言，出口额比上一季度增长了2.3%，进口额增长了2.4%，而政府支出增长了1.9%。

净出口对季度GDP增长贡献了0.1个百分点。

设施投资环比增长 4.1%，建筑投资环比增长 0.7%。

然而，私人消费下降了0.2%。

反映贸易条件变化的实际国内总收入（GDI）在第三季度同比增长 18.8%，创下自 1977 年第四季度以来的最高增幅，当时增幅达到 19%。

由于第三季度增长速度快于预期，韩国央行可能会上调其8月份做出的3.3%的增长预测。

央行将于下月发布新的经济增长预测。

这张摄于2026年10月1日的资料照片显示，集装箱堆放在韩国东南部沿海城市釜山的一个港口。（韩联社）

（导语）韩国第三季度GDP增长1%，主要得益于强劲的出口和投资：韩国央行