■ 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.

■ Bank of Korea "Consumer Sentiment Index 91.2..."Slightly recovered from December"

Consumer sentiment has recovered slightly this year, the report showed.

According to the January Consumer Trend Survey released by the Bank of Korea, the consumer sentiment index was 91.2, up 3P from December last year.

If the index is below 100, that means a pessimistic outlook.

The Bank of Korea analyzed that consumer sentiment has improved slightly due to the easing of political uncertainty and expectations for the new U.S. government's easing of tariff policies.

■ 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.