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  "title": "South Korea’s Economy Grows Faster Than Expected in Third Quarter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/south-koreas-economy-grows-faster-than-expected-in-third-quarter-16678823",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-26T23:41:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "WSJ Economy",
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    "url": "https://www.wsj.com/economy/south-koreas-economy-grows-faster-than-expected-in-third-quarter-1d48b2b4?mod=rss_socialeconomyfeed"
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  "summary": "South Korea’s economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter, with gross domestic product expanding 1.0% from the preceding three months. This expansion exceeded the median 0.7% increase predicted in a Reuters poll of economists. On a year-on-year basis, GDP grew 3.4%, which was stronger than the 3.0% increase expected by economists.\n\nThe growth was driven by a boom in semiconductor exports fueled by artificial intelligence investment, according to WSJ Economy and Investing.com. Investing.com reports that exports rose 2.3% during the quarter due to demand for semiconductors, machinery, and electric equipment. Additionally, facilities investment increased 4.1%, led by semiconductor manufacturing equipment.\n\nWhile exports remain strong, private consumption fell 0.2%, marking its first decline in nearly four years. Investing.com notes that South Korea's exports for the first nine months of the year topped $800 billion, putting the country on track to potentially exceed $1 trillion this year.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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