[Economy 365]



Last year, it was found that the price gap between high-priced and low-priced apartments nationwide widened the largest ever.



According to KB Kookmin Bank, the national apartment quintile ratio, which represents the price gap between high-priced and low-priced housing, was 8.5 as of December last year, the highest since December 2008, when related statistics began.



In the case of Seoul, the 5th decile ratio in December last year was the only one lower than the previous year, which is attributed to the sharp rise in prices even for low-cost apartments.



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In the aftermath of Corona 19, vacancy in shopping malls increased and rental fees were also reported to have fallen.



According to the Korea Real Estate Agency, the vacancy rate of medium and large-sized shopping centers nationwide increased from 11.7% in the first quarter of last year to 12.7% in the fourth quarter of last year, and from 5.6% to 7.1% in small-sized stores.



In particular, in Seoul, the vacancy rate of medium and large-sized stores in the Itaewon commercial district reached 26.7%, with Myeongdong at 22.3% and Gwanghwamun at 15.3%.



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Recently, as the price of daily living such as eggs has risen, it is predicted that the cost of this year's New Year's turn will increase more than last year.



According to Korea Price Information, the cost for a family of four on the New Year's Day this year is 24,700 won based on the traditional market, 34,000 won, an increase of 16.4% from last year, and 18% and 52,720 won more for hypermarkets. Appeared.



It is analyzed as a result of the long rainy season last year, the subsequent typhoon, the cold wave earlier this year, and the highly pathogenic avian influenza.



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was surveyed that only about 1 out of 3 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) this year plan to pay the Lunar New Year bonus.



As a result of a survey of 860 SMEs by the Small and Medium Business Administration, 36.7% of respondents found that they had plans to pay new year bonuses, which was 13.4 percentage points lower than last year.