Business outlook for manufacturing sector remains pessimistic in Q2: survey

South Korea's manufacturing sector is expected to remain sluggish in the second quarter, a survey showed Friday. The business survey index of the country's top 1,500 manufacturing companies by sales for the April-June period remained unchanged from the previous quarter at 93, according to the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade. A reading below 100 means pessimists outnumber optimists, while a figure above the benchmark means the opposite. The BSI for exports, facility investment, e

By The Korea Herald