The Era of 3000 Won per Gimbap Roll [3-Minute Brief]

[3-Min Brief 3-Second Summary]
① Dining Prices Rise Again... Bibimbap 10,577 Won
② Financial Consumers' Hidden Assets About 18 Trillion Won
③ Korean Doctors' Income 7 Times That of Salaried Workers

TOP 3 NEWS

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■ Dining Out Costs Rise Again…Gimbap 3,254 KRW · Bibimbap 10,577 KRW

- Gimbap and Bibimbap prices have been rising since last year
- Continuous increase in dining out costs burdens ordinary citizens
- Only four menu items under 10,000 KRW in Seoul, including Gimbap

■ Hidden Assets Worth 18 Trillion KRW, Easily Check and Claim via Mobile Phone

- Financial Services Commission launches 'Find Hidden Financial Assets Campaign'
- Allows checking and claiming long-forgotten financial assets
- Campaign covers savings, insurance payouts, card points, and deposits

■ Korean Doctors' Income Seven Times That of Salaried Workers…Largest Gap in OECD

- Income gap notably larger in Korea compared to other OECD countries
- Annual salary growth rate also much higher than OECD average
- Average number of doctors per 1,000 people below OECD average

MARKET INDEX

- This week's stock market influenced mainly by US inflation data
- Core inflation likely to determine investor sentiment
- Impact of short-selling ban on Korean stock market gradually weakening

The Chart : Seoul-Regional Gap

- Bank of Korea issues strong criticism of metropolitan area concentration in report
- "No case of over 50% population concentrated in 10% of land area"
- "Develop hub cities to prevent concentration... improve policy effectiveness and efficiency"

Graphic News : No K-Battery Without Precursor Self-Sufficiency

- EcoPro Materials, a precursor manufacturing company, to be listed on the 17th
- Domestic precursor self-sufficiency rate has been 26%, mostly reliant on Chinese imports
- Precursors account for 30% of battery cost; self-sufficiency rate estimated at 56% by 2030

Company in the News: WeWork

- Founded in the US in 2010…noted for combining leasing business with IT
- Planned IPO in 2019 but controversy arose due to losses
- Hit by COVID-19 setbacks…filed for bankruptcy protection on the 7th

Today's Key Schedule

○ Domestic
- 09:30 Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea-US Clean Energy Conference
- 09:30 Ministry of National Defense, 55th Korea-US Security Consultative Meeting
- Government begins 'Bedbug Intensive Inspection and Control Period' (~December 8)
- Shinsegae Group Shopping Festival ‘2023 SSG Day’ ongoing (~19th)
- Seoul Gangdong-gu Cheonho-dong Gangdong Cheonho (Happy Housing) tenant recruitment (~15th)

- Green Resource / Public offering price 17,000 KRW
- Hanseon Engineering / Public offering price 7,000 KRW
- Aegisland KOSDAQ listing / Public offering price 25,000 KRW
- SW Steel Tech KOSDAQ listing / Public offering price 1,800 KRW

○ Overseas
- 17:00 China New Loans
- 19:00 EU Economic Forecast
- 21:00 US OPEC Monthly Report
- 21:00 India Consumer Price Index

◇ Lunch & Commute Weather

○ Lowest temperature -3℃(▼4℃) ｜ Highest temperature: 8℃(0℃)
○ Precipitation probability Morning 0%｜Afternoon 0%
○ Fine dust Morning Good｜Afternoon Good

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