monthly economic trends news briefing policy issues statistical appendices vol 27 no 2 february 2005 contents 3 executive summary 1 real economy 4 industrial production inventory and operations consumption investment service industry activity 5 business indexes external transactions 7 exports imports balance of payments foreign exchange reserves prices employment 9 financial market 11 interest rates stock money supply 6 corporate financing household loans 15 special tax treatment control enforcement decree regulations revision 18 securities act amendments mergers acquisitions 19 21 25 republic korea bulletin grew percent on year in december 2004 with semiconductor automobile output leading the way month was down as audiovisual communications equipment chemical product