South Korea Q1 GDP grows 1.8% q/q, stronger than advance estimate

June 8, 2026 7:09 PM EDT

People walk at Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, August 5, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL, ‌June 9 (Reuters) - ​South ​Korea's economy grew ‌in the first quarter ⁠at a stronger ‌pace than previously ‌estimated in April, revised central bank ​data showed on Tuesday.

Gross ⁠domestic product grew 1.8% ​in the January-March quarter from the preceding ​three months, ‌faster than the 1.7% ⁠increase estimated earlier, according to ⁠the Bank of Korea.

Asia's ​fourth-largest economy grew 3.8% from a year earlier, ‌revised up from an ‌advance estimate ⁠of 3.6%.

(Reporting ‌by ​Jihoon Lee; Editing by Tom ‌Hogue)



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