A leading index that shows how the South Korean economy will perform over the next half year fell for the fifth month in a row in December.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reported on Thursday that the composite leading indicator or CLI for South Korea's economy stood at 101.2 for December, down point-zero-nine on-month.
However, December's figure was still above the benchmark 100, indicating the economy is still expanding.
The CLI gauges how an economy will unfold in the next six months, based on industrial output, GDP and finance market conditions.
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