Outlook for Korean SMEs remains underwhelming
Published: 11 Jul. 2023, 18:33
![A market designed to promote the products of small businesses at a department store in central Seoul on July 3 [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/07/11/8b3faca8-bac1-45bf-88da-13df770c4f28.jpg)
A market designed to promote the products of small businesses at a department store in central Seoul on July 3 [YONHAP]
The business outlook for Korea's smaller firms remains below par for the second half of the year amid a sluggish economy, a poll showed Tuesday.
The survey of 500 small- and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) showed the country's small business health index (SBHI) amounting to 88.7 for the July-December period.
The figure was up 6.4 points from six months earlier, but it still fell below the benchmark.
A reading below 100 indicates pessimists outnumber optimists, and vice versa. The survey was taken by the Korea Federation of SMEs from July 3-7.
Korea's SME sentiment has been in the doldrums due to slumping exports, anemic domestic demand, rising raw material costs and other negatives.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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