[Economy 365]
As house prices soared, it was found that the number of apartments available to middle-income households decreased significantly.
According to the National Assembly Budget Office, the housing purchase quantity index of middle-income households in metropolitan cities nationwide fell from 58.7 in 2017 to 44.6% last year.
The housing purchase volume index is based on the net worth and income of a median-income household, and calculates the percentage of apartments that can be purchased in a given area when taking out a loan.
In particular, Seoul fell from 16.5 in 2017 to 2.7% last year, and Gyeonggi and Incheon also fell by more than 20 percentage points.
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Gasoline prices at domestic gas stations have been declining for the fourth week in a row.
According to Offinet, the price of gasoline at gas stations nationwide in the third week of April was 1,967.8 won per liter, down 9.3 won from the previous week.
Domestic gasoline prices have risen for 10 consecutive weeks since the beginning of the year, reaching the highest level in 10 years, and then turning to a downward trend from the end of last month.
The price of diesel also fell by 3 won from the previous week to 1,899.6 won per liter.
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According to the Livestock Products Quality Assessment Service, the average selling price of a special plate on the 22nd was 7,010 won, up 10.3% from a month ago, rising again to the 7,000 won level after 8 months.
It is analyzed that the price of feed has risen as the price of international grain has soared due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The price of imported agricultural and livestock products is also on the rise, and the price index for imports of agricultural and livestock products in March was 119.2, up 32.4 from a year ago and 5.9% from the previous month.
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The manufacturing economy experienced by experts has improved for the first time in seven months.
According to the result of a survey of 176 experts in each major industry by the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade, the 'Expert Survey Index' of the manufacturing industry in April was 102.
This is the first time since September of last year that this index exceeded 100.
On a scale of 100, the closer the survey index is to 200, the more opinions that the industry has improved compared to the previous month.