[Economy 365]

In the aftermath of Corona 19, the net profit of KOSPI listed companies in the first half of this year dropped more than 30%.

Sales of 592 listed companies fell 5.8% from last year, while operating profit and net profit fell by 24% and 34%.

In particular, except for Samsung Electronics, which accounts for 11.5% of total sales, sales of KOSPI listed companies decreased by 6.4%.

Companies related to domestic demand did not perform well, while those affected by exports and exchange rates performed relatively well.

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large mart is selling masks at a discount.

From today (20th), Homeplus is selling 350,000 KF94 quarantine masks at stores and online malls nationwide for 990 won.

The number of purchases per person has been increased from 10 to 20.

Lotte Mart is also planning to sell 1.2 million splash masks at a discount for a week starting today.

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5G mobile communication has been found to have great consumer complaints due to poor quality due to insufficient communication network.

According to the Korea Consumer Agency, a total of 167 applications for 5G service related consumer damage relief were received from April last year to March this year.

'Communication quality defect' was the highest with 54 cases, followed by'contract failure' with 51 cases, such as non-payment of support funds.

In addition, as a result of an online survey of 800 5G users, 53% answered that the speed of experience was not satisfactory.

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The food industry faced an unusual boom with Corona 19.

CJ CheilJedang's operating profit for the second quarter reached 384.9 billion won, a 120% increase from last year.

Orion recorded an operating profit of KRW 183.2 billion, the highest record ever, and Nongshim recorded KRW 43.9 billion, an increase of 405% from last year.

As the time spent at home increased, the demand for home convenience foods and snacks increased significantly.