South Korea GDP misses estimates as weak consumption, construction sector drive growth to 6-quarter low newsthirst.
The Seoul skyline. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images South Korea’s fourth-quarter GDP missed estimates Thursday, with weakness in consumption and the construction sector driving growth to a six-quarter low of 1.2%, year on year. Advance figures missed the 1.4% expansion expected by economists polled by Reuters, and the growth was also softer compared…