■ November 5th Economic Calendar

■ Statistics Korea announces consumer price trends for October

The Office for National Statistics releases consumer price trends for October.

Earlier in September, consumer price growth fell to 1% for the first time in three and a half years. If the economic growth rate in the third quarter remains sluggish at 0.1% compared to the previous quarter and the inflation rate continues to be around 1%, further cuts in the benchmark interest rate are expected.

■ Woori Bank, Credit Loans Preferential Rate Up To 0.5%p↓

Woori Bank will stop selling non-face-to-face mortgage and leasehold loan products from today to strengthen household loan management.

The preferential interest rate for credit loans will also be lowered by up to 0.5%p.

■ What are your thoughts on the experience of using coffee shops in the 'Coffee Republic'?

How many cups of coffee do each Korean person drink a year? As of last year, it ranks first among Asian countries with 405 cups.The survey results show how Koreans feel about 25 coffee shops in the lives of Koreans who cannot be separated from coffee enough to be called

'Coffee Republic'.