정부 “반도체 업황 등 하방리스크 확대…주요 실물지표 부진”

South Korea is facing growing downside risks amid lower demand for semiconductors and the slowing global economy.
That's according to the finance ministry's Green Book,... which is an analysis of the latest economic indicators including exports, output and consumption.
The country’s total outbound shipments fell around 8-percent on-year in March,... with chip exports falling almost 17-percent during the same period, mainly due to falling global prices of semiconductors as well as China’s economic slowdown.
The government will boost its efforts to revitalize the sluggish economy,... by drawing up an extra budget and speeding up policy tasks.