South Korea Q1 GDP -0.2% q/q, unchanged from early estimate

[SEOUL] South Korea‘s economy contracted 0.2 per cent in the first quarter from a quarter earlier, revised central bank data showed on Thursday, unchanged from the previous advance estimate.

Gross domestic product was steady from a year earlier, marginally revised from a fall of 0.1 per cent estimated in April, according to the Bank of Korea. REUTERS