[Economic 365]

Seven months of natural decline in population, with more deaths than births.

According to the National Statistical Office, the number of children born in May last year was 23,000, down 9.3% from the previous year. This is the lowest in May since the statistics were collected in 1981.

The number of deaths was 2,353, more than 1,300 more than those born, and the natural decline in population, which began in November last year, continued.

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Corona 19 showed that the number of empty shopping malls increased and rents fell as well.

According to the results of the Korea Appraisal Board's survey of commercial real estate rental trends in the second quarter, the ratio of commercial vacancy in the country increased by 0.3% and 0.4%, respectively, compared to the previous quarter with 12% average and 5% small.

In Seoul, due to social distance and the stagnation of commercial areas, the closure of businesses in Itaewon and Apgujeong increased.

The rent in the second quarter fell 0.3% compared to the previous quarter, and the medium and large-sized and small-sized malls fell by 0.3%, respectively.

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The majority of current brokers expect the set price to rise in the second half.

As a result of the survey conducted by the Real Estate Information Platform against 614 certified brokers, 84% of respondents said that the set value will continue to rise in the second half.

They were cited for reasons such as'the charter increases along with the increase in sales price' and'the preference for charter in the low interest rate trend'.

Rent also predicted that 62.6% of all respondents would rise in the second half.

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chicken franchise BBQ revealed that the number of contracts for new types of small-scale start-up stores exceeded 50 in the first month.

In accordance with the non-face-to-face era, it is a store specialized only in delivery and packaging, and most of the contractors were found to be in their 20s and 30s who would not have much initial capital.