A Wall Street Journal survey of 15 economists shows South Korea's Q2 GDP likely to slow to a 0.4% QoQ gain (median), down from a revised 1.8% in Q1; YoY growth is forecast at 3.4% versus 3.8% in Q1. Moody's says exports will again lead amid an AI-dri

2026-07-21

A Wall Street Journal survey of 15 economists shows South Korea's Q2 GDP likely to slow to a 0.4% QoQ gain (median), down from a revised 1.8% in Q1; YoY growth is forecast at 3.4% versus 3.8% in Q1. Moody's says exports will again lead amid an AI-driven semiconductor boom. Citigroup has raised its Q2 and 2026 growth forecasts citing strong chip exports. Q2 GDP data due Thursday.