MWITA-CSE-2026-036 · Evidence A · P1
South Korean households averaged KRW2.950 million monthly consumption expenditure in Q1 2025, up 1.4% nominally but down 0.7% at 2020 prices year-on-year.
What this does not establish
Nominal growth cannot be treated as volume or welfare growth.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
Quarterly seasonality and household composition remain.
What would change the reading
Statistics Korea revision or later quarter.
Primary routes
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