S Korea's Q1 economy expands by 2.8%, manufacturing grows 1.9%

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SINGAPORE (ICIS)--South Korea’s economy expanded by 2.8% year on year in the January-March, slowing down from the 3.1% expansion in the previous quarter, revised data from the Bank of Korea showed on Thursday. The revised first-quarter figure was a marginal improvement from the 2.7% increase estimated in April by the bank.