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External risks feared to derail Korea's economic recovery
외부 위험으로 한국 경제회복 무산 우려
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GDP growth slows to 0.7% in Q1 on sluggish spending and investments

소비·투자 부진에 1분기 GDP 성장률 0.7%에 그쳐


By Yi Whan-woo

The Korean economy is feared to lose growth momentum further in the coming quarters as multiple headwinds, such as the Ukraine-Russia war and soaring energy prices, are set to weigh on the nation's exports that underpinned economic performance in the first quarter.
우크라이나-러시아 전쟁과 에너지 가격 급증을 비롯한 복합적 역풍이 1분기 경제 성과를 뒷받침했던 국내 수출에 부담을 지울 것으로 우려되며 한국 경제는 다음 분기 성장 동력을 잃을 위기에 처해 있다.


The concerns come as the Bank of Korea (BOK) reported Tuesday that the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.7 percent in the first quarter compared to the previous three months, slowing from the 1.2 percent expansion seen in the fourth quarter of 2021, due to sluggish private spending and corporate investments hit by the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
이러한 우려는 부진한 민간소비와 코로나19 팬데믹의 여파로 타격을 입은 기업 투자 때문에 한국은행이 화요일 국내 GDP가 지난해 4분기 1.2%로 반등했으나 올해 1분기에는 전기대비 0.7% 성장으로 위축되었다고 발표하며 나타났다.


Experts expect Korea's robust outbound shipments will be unable to support the country's growth in the coming quarters, as global economic risks can pose a greater threat to its exports and trade balance.
전문가들은 한국의 탄탄한 수출이 다음 분기 국내 성장을 지지할 수 없을 것이라고 예상하는데 세계 경제 위험이 국내 수출과 무역 균형에 더 큰 위협을 제기할 수 있기 때문이다.


They said Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's largest-ever COVID-19 lockdown in parts of the country may aggravate hikes in energy and commodity prices as well as exacerbate disruptions of supply chains, having a more adverse impact on imports that are attributed to the recent trade deficits.
전문가들은 러시아의 우크라이나 침공과 중국의 사상 최대 코로나 봉쇄가 에너지와 상품 가격의 급증뿐만 아니라 공급망 교란을 악화시켜 최근 무역 적자로 불리해진 수입에 더 부정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있다고 말했다.


The trade deficits accordingly will negatively affect the pace of growth, making it difficult for the country to achieve its annual growth target of 3.1 percent projected by the Ministry of Economy and Finance and 3 percent by the Bank of Korea (BOK).
따라서 무역 적자는 성장세에 부정적 영향을 미쳐 기획재정부가 예측한 3.1% 혹은 한국은행이 예측한 3% 올해 성장률 목표의 달성을 어렵게 할 것이다.

KEY WORDS
■ derail 탈선하다[시키다]
■ sluggish 부진한
■ weigh on (무거운 짐이 되어) 압박하다, 괴롭히다
■ fallout 좋지 못한 결과
■ robust 탄탄한
■ aggravate 악화시키다

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