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Korean economy still strong in early Q4

October data released over the last few days show that Korea’s economy retained much of its momentum going into Q4. Capacity use is back at pre-crisis levels and house prices are still rising. The upshot is that the Bank of Korea will probably start to hike rates at its 12th November meeting.

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