[Economy 365] As the



maximum amount of gifts for agricultural, fishery, and livestock products allowed to public officials related to work during the Chuseok holiday this year has been increased from 100,000 won to 200,000 won, the industry has increased the amount of gift sets from 100,000 won to 200,000 won. Is increasing.



Since holiday gift sets are planned months before the holiday, it is not easy to change or add the item itself, so the strategy of retailers is to prepare for increasing demand by securing additional quantities of premium items.



In particular, Korean beef and gulbi, which were not easy to make gift sets under 100,000 won, are likely to be affected by this cap adjustment.



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medical expenses and settlement funds for'minor accidents' such as contact accidents increase rapidly, complaints and complaints from the perpetrator are rapidly increasing.



According to the Korea Insurance Research Institute, between 2015 and 2018, personal injury insurance benefits paid by auto insurance as a settlement fee and personal injury treatment expenses increased by 12.4% per year on average.



During the same period, the total insurance premium, including vehicle repair costs, increased by an average of 4.9% per year.



Although the number of seriously injured and fatalities decreases due to the increase in vehicle safety, the reason that the injuries insurance payments increase more than twice as fast as the total insurance payments is due to the rapid increase in medical expenses and settlement expenses for'minor accidents' and'minor injuries'.



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Last year, it was surveyed that Nongshim Shin Ramyun took the dominant first place in the sales of the domestic ramen market.



According to statistics from the Korea Agricultural and Fishery Food Distribution Corporation, the total sales of the domestic ramen market last year were KRW 2.83 trillion and 2 million.



By brand, Nongshim Shin Ramyun ranked first with 16% of total sales, Ottogi Jin Ramyun ranked second with 9.3%, and Nongshim Chapaghetti ranked third with 9%.



Of the 10 popular brands, Nongshim Ramen made up half with 5, followed by 2 Samyang, 2 Paldo, and 1 Ottogi.