S.Korea's household income growth hits record high in Q2


The monthly average income per household with one or more family members stood at 4,831,000 won (US$3,660) in the April-June quarter, up 12.7 per cent from the same quarter of last year. - Reuters

SEOUL (Xinhua): South Korea's household income growth hit a record high in the second quarter due to the eased measures against the Covid-19 pandemic and the government's offer of relief grants for small businesses, statistical office data showed Thursday (Aug 18).

The monthly average income per household with one or more family members stood at 4,831,000 won (US$3,660) in the April-June quarter, up 12.7 per cent from the same quarter of last year, according to Statistics Korea.

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