周二发布的数据显示，受芯片生产调整和供应中断影响，韩国5月工业产出环比下降0.3%。
矿业和制造业产出下降3%，其中半导体产量因基数效应以及包括DRAM在内的存储芯片产量调整而下降10%。零售额微增0.1%，服务业产出增长1.3%。设备投资减少0.1%。韩国统计厅高级官员Lee Doo-won告诉记者，芯片行业基本面依然强劲，此次下降反映了产能达到极限后的暂时性调整。财政部官员指出，6月前20天芯片出口激增188.4%，并表示产出有望在6月的报告中反弹。财政部补充称，随着美国与伊朗之间的和平谈判降低了全球原油价格，主要经济指标预计将有所改善。
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Statistics Korea reported on May 29 that industrial output fell 0.6 percent in April from March, with retail sales and facility investment also dropping 3.6 percent each.
South Korea's industrial output, retail sales and facility investment all rose from a month earlier in March, official data showed on April 30. It marked the first time since September that all three indicators posted on-month growth. A ministry official said the Middle East crisis has not yet impacted the economy.
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South Korea's exports rose 65 percent from a year earlier in the first 20 days of May, driven by a sharp increase in semiconductor shipments.
South Korea's business sentiment for May remains pessimistic due to the prolonged Middle East crisis, a Federation of Korean Industries survey showed Thursday. The business survey index for the top 600 companies by sales stood at 87.5, below the 100 benchmark where pessimists outnumber optimists. This marks two consecutive months below the line.
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South Korea's consumer prices rose 3.1 percent in May from a year earlier, the fastest pace in 26 months, driven by surging fuel prices amid the Middle East war.