Empty alleyways
![An alleyway in Jonggak in central Seoul remains vastly empty on Thursday evening. Consumption on restaurants and bars are down for the first time in one and a half years amid soaring living costs. According to Korean Statistical Information Service Thursday, the consumption index on restaurants and bars posted a 13.4 percent drop year-on-year in the second quarter of 2023. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/08/03/b2b4ced4-9d8b-40b0-9cd5-5290f3c420d0.jpg)
An alleyway in Jonggak in central Seoul remains vastly empty on Thursday evening. Consumption on restaurants and bars are down for the first time in one and a half years amid soaring living costs. According to Korean Statistical Information Service Thursday, the consumption index on restaurants and bars posted a 13.4 percent drop year-on-year in the second quarter of 2023. [YONHAP]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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