Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the article is that South Korea's retail sales have shown a positive trend for the first time in four years, with a cumulative growth rate of 1.9% in the first three quarters of this year [1] - The constant retail index, which reflects the actual retail level, recorded a cumulative growth rate of 0.4% in the third quarter, indicating an improvement compared to the weak performance in 2023 and 2024, although it remains below the pre-pandemic level of 2% [1] - The recovery in retail sales is largely attributed to strong sales of passenger cars, which showed the highest growth rates among 15 categories, with nominal and constant indices increasing by 12.9% and 14% respectively [1] Group 2 - In the third quarter, the growth rates for passenger cars reached 16% in both nominal and constant indices [1] - Other categories that experienced growth include pharmaceuticals at 9% and heating equipment at 6.4%, while categories such as home appliances (-6.3%), other semi-durable goods (-4.1%), and cosmetics (-3.8%) saw declines [1]
今年前三季度韩国零售额四年来首次回升
Shang Wu Bu Wang Zhan·2025-12-19 08:03