Skepticism about South Korea's business outlook eased slightly this month, thanks to government policies like providing emergency disaster relief funds for the COVID-19 outbreak, along with a gentle recovery in exports. Data from the Bank of Korea showed on Tuesday that the Business Sentiment Index for all industries in June was up 3 points on-month to 56. But the figure remains far below 100, meaning pessimists outnumber optimists. By sector, the BSI among manufacturers was up 2 points to 51, and for non-manufacturers it was up 4 points to 60. The BSI of export companies soared 6 points the steepest rise since September 2017. The Economic Sentiment Index which measures the economic outlook for both companies and households was up 5-point-3 points on-month to 63-point-1.
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