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Is consumption by small businesses shrinking amid high prices? How are the neighborhood shopping streets faring?
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- Shrinking consumption among small businesses, amid high prices and weakening consumer sentiment, is emerging as a key variable for the regional economy.
- The National Data Agency announced that consumer prices in August rose 3.1% from the same month last year, and the Bank of Korea's consumer sentiment index fell 2.3 points to 104.5.
- The article argues that support for local shopping districts must look beyond one-off consumption boosts to also address cost structure improvements and analysis of each commercial area.
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Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): 소상공인 소비 위축, 고물가 속 우리 동네 골목상권은 괜찮나
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