BOK: Seoul economy grows 0.9% on-quarter in Q1

The South Korean economy grew 0.9 percent in the first quarter from three months earlier as exports and construction investment gained ground, the central bank said Thursday. The first-quarter growth of Korea's gross domestic product (GDP), the broadest measure of economic performance, matched the 0.9 percent on-quarter gain in the fourth quarter, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).