■ January 22 (Wednesday) Economic Calendar

■ Statistics Korea announces 'population trends in November last year'
Statistics Korea
announces 'population trends' as of November last year.

The number of births stood at 21,398 in October, the biggest jump in 12 years.

As the low birth rate trend bottomed out and rebounded, the number of births exceeded the annual number of births two years ago until October last year.

■ BOK unveils results of 'January consumer trend survey'

The Bank of Korea will release the results of its consumer trend survey in January this year.

In December last year, consumer sentiment was greatly reduced due to increased political uncertainty following emergency martial law and presidential impeachment.

The consumer trend survey is conducted on 2,500 households in cities across the country, and attention is being paid to whether consumer sentiment has recovered in the first survey this year.

■ Briefing session on the 'U.S. import control system' for export companies

With the launch of the new Trump administration, a significant regulatory change has been predicted.

The government holds a system briefing session for domestic exporters to understand the U.S. import regulations and respond appropriately if necessary.

The government plans to hold additional briefing sessions by subdividing them by industry in the future.