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NK Economy Shrinks 1.1% in 2006
Posted : 2007-08-16 17:34
Updated : 2007-08-16 17:34
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By Na Jeong-ju
Staff Reporter

North Korea's economy posted negative growth in 2006 for the first time in eight years on decreased production of agricultural and fisheries goods, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said Thursday.

In its estimate for the North's economic growth, the central bank said the North's real gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 1.1 percent in 2006 from a year ago, a turnaround from a 3.8 percent expansion in 2005. Until 2006, the North's GDP had grown for seven years in a row since a 6.2 percent rise in 1999.

The GDP is the total output of goods and services produced within a country.

``Due to bad weather, North Korea's agricultural, forestry and fisheries production fell with the construction industry remaining sluggish,'' the BOK said. ``North Korea seems to have suffered a blow as its international relations deteriorated due to its nuclear issues on top of a shortage of energy.''

The economic gap between the two Koreas grew larger last year.

North Korea's nominal GDP increased 5.8 percent from a year ago to $25.6 billion last year, while South Korea's GDP rose to $887.3 billion. South Korea's GDP is 34.7 times larger than that of North Korea, widening from a 32.6-fold difference in 2005.

North Korea's per-capita gross national income (GNI) came to $1,108 last year, up from $1,056 a year earlier, while South Korea's per-capita GNI of $18,372 was 16.6 times bigger than that of the North, expanding from a 15.5 fold-difference. The North's population reached 23.1 million, while the South's was 48.3 million.

North Korea's trade remained unchanged year-on-year at $3 billion last year, compared with South Korea's $634.9 billion. The South's trade was 212 times bigger than the North's last year, rising from a 182-fold difference in 2005.

Pyongyang saw its exports dip 5.2 percent year-on-year to $950 million in 2006 as outbound shipments of animal products, non-metal goods and machinery decreased, while imports gained 2.3 percent to $2.1 billion.

Inter-Korean trade increased 27.8 percent from a year earlier to $1.4 billion. South Korea's shipments to North Korea advanced 16 percent to $830.2 million, mainly on increased rice and fertilizer aid.

Inbound shipments from the North jumped 52.7 percent to $519.5 million on a hike in inter-Korean projects and mineral imports, the BOK said.

North Korea's agricultural, forestry and fisheries industry declined 2.6 percent year-on-year last year, a turnaround from a 5 percent gain in 2005. The construction industry dipped 11.5 percent after gaining 6.1 percent the previous year.

The mining sector growth decelerated to 1.9 percent from 3.5 percent. Its manufacturing sector expansion slowed to 0.4 percent from 4.9 percent. The services industry grew 1.1 percent last year after increasing 1.3 percent in 2005, the central bank said.

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