South Korea Business Confidence Index Slips In August - BoK

(RTTNews) - Business sentiment in South Korea ebbed in August, the latest survey from the Bank of Korea showed on Wednesday with a business confidence index score of 95.0 - down from 97.0 in July.

The outlook for the following month rose by 4 points to 96.

In the non-manufacturing sector, the BSI on business conditions for August was 81, up 2 points from the previous month. The outlook for the following month also rose by 3 points to 81.

The Economic Sentiment Index (ESI)-a composite of the BSI and the CSI (Consumer Survey Index) - for August was 105.3, up 1.4 points from July.