South Korea ki Economy Q4 mein 0.3% Contract hui, KOSPI ne banaya Record!

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South Korea ki Economy Q4 mein 0.3% Contract hui, KOSPI ne banaya Record!
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South Korea ki economy ne Q4 2025 mein 0.3% ka contraction dekha, jiski wajah se saal bhar ki growth sirf 1% rahi, jo 2020 ke baad sabse kam hai. Domestic demand aur investments kamzor padne se yeh downturn aaya. Isi beech, KOSPI index ne 5,000 points ka historical level paar kiya, sectors ki strong performance ke saath.

South Korea ki economy ne Q4 2025 (October-December) mein 0.3% ka contraction record kiya, Bank of Korea ke preliminary estimates ke mutabik. Yeh pichhle teen saal ka sabse bada quarterly downturn hai aur late 2022 ke baad sabse kamzor performance hai. Yeh contraction market expectations se bhi kharab tha, jahan modest expansion ki ummeed thi. Poore saal 2025 ke liye, economy ne 1.0% grow kiya, jo 2020 ke baad sabse slow annual growth rate hai. Q4 mein year-on-year GDP growth 1.5% rahi, jo pichhle quarter se slow hai.

Is Q4 downturn ki wajah main roop se domestic demand mein kami aur investments mein giraavat rahi. Private consumption mein tezi se kami aayi, quarter mein sirf 0.3% grow kiya, jo pichhle period ke 1.3% rise se kafi kam hai. Government spending mein bhi sirf 0.6% ka limited growth dekha gaya, jo fiscal stimulus measures ke kam hote impact ko darshata hai. Investment activity kafi kamzor hui, facility investment 1.8% gira aur construction investment 3.9% contract hua. Exports bhi Q4 mein 2.1% kam hue, jabki imports 1.7% gire, jisse growth par negative impact pada. Ye dekha gaya hai ki 22 saalon mein pehli baar, domestic demand aur net exports dono ka growth mein negative contribution raha ek hi quarter mein.

Housing market ek badi challenge bani hui hai, jismein Seoul mein apartment prices ne mid-January 2026 tak 50th consecutive week gain maintain kiya. Seoul apartment prices ne 2025 mein 8.71% ka rise dekha, jo 19 saalon mein sabse bada annual rise hai, government ke cooling efforts ke bawajood. Yeh lagatar price badhna policy decisions ko mushkil bana raha hai, kyunki authorities household debt aur financial instability ki concerns ki wajah se regulations ko ease karne mein cautious hain. South Korean won bhi kamzor raha hai, aur forecasts 2026 mein bhi pressure suggest kar rahe hain. Desh ka external balance mazboot bana raha, jismein 2025 mein current-account surplus lagbhag $118 billion raha, aur 2026 mein $135 billion hone ka anuman hai.

Economic recovery ek uneven pattern dikha rahi hai, jise aksar 'K-shaped' kaha jata hai. Export-oriented sectors, khas kar semiconductors, acha perform kar rahe hain, jabki construction aur interest-rate-sensitive consumers momentum pakadne mein mushkil ka samna kar rahe hain. Yeh trend economy ke underlying structural imbalances ko lekar concerns badha raha hai.

Economic slowdown ke beech, South Korea ke stock market ne ek remarkable surge dekha hai. Benchmark KOSPI index ne January 22, 2026 ko pehli baar 5,000 points ka barrier toda, jo ek historical achievement hai. Yeh milestone 2025 mein 76% gain aur early 2026 mein current winning streak ke baad aaya hai, jismein individual investors current rally ko lead kar rahe hain. Yeh robust performance main sectors, khas kar semiconductors mein strong gains ki wajah se hai, jismein Samsung Electronics aur SK Hynix jaisi companies ne record highs hit kiye hain. Yeh surge Korean stock market ke liye ek dramatic turnaround signify karta hai, aur analysts aur potential upside suggest kar rahe hain.

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