{"id":2221981,"date":"2026-10-27T09:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T06:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2221981"},"modified":"2026-10-27T09:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T06:19:18","slug":"ai-chip-boom-tripled-south-koreas-economic-growth-in-the-third-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2221981","title":{"rendered":"AI chip boom tripled South Korea&#8217;s economic growth in the third quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/96\/85\/94\/1200x675_cmsv2_6bd57899-3136-5b27-b7fa-3af7c64bfae3-9968594.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2937017-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2937017\" data-cid=\"9968608\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2937017-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/96\/86\/08\/189x106_cmsv2_b1bad53a-926b-5871-bdbe-c4f52da0c1aa-9968608.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE - 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The SK Hynix logo is displayed at the Korea Electronics Show in Seoul, South Korea, on 8 October 2019. 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(AP Photo\/Lee Jin-man, File)<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspGreta Ruffino\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1793092758\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-10-27T10:19:18+01:00\">27 October 2026 &#8211; 10:19 GMT+1<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex 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expected in the third quarter. However, analysts warned that its heavy reliance on the chip industry leaves the country vulnerable to a slowdown in global AI spending.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--business js-article-content\">\n<p>South Korea&#8217;s economy grew more than three times faster than expected in the third quarter, fuelled by strong demand for semiconductors, according to central bank data released on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>GDP rose by 1.0% in the July-to-September period compared with the previous quarter, preliminary figures from the Bank of Korea (BOK) showed.<\/p>\n<p>The figure surpassed the central bank&#8217;s August forecast of 0.3% growth.<\/p>\n<p>The reading was boosted by a 2.3% rise in exports, &#8220;led by semiconductors, machinery and electrical equipment&#8221;, the BOK said.<\/p>\n<p>Investment in facilities rose by 4.1%, largely driven by spending on machinery used in semiconductor production.<\/p>\n<p>The data validates the &#8220;BOK&#8217;s upbeat assessment&#8230;that booming demand for chips is keeping exports and investment strong&#8221;, said Kwon Hyo-sung of Bloomberg Economics.<\/p>\n<p>Semiconductor exports soared by 218.7% year-on-year to $148 billion (\u20ac127bn) in the third quarter, according to government figures.<\/p>\n<p>On an annual basis, the economy grew by 3.4%, slightly below the 3.7% recorded in the previous quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Real gross domestic income (GDI), which measures purchasing power, surged by 18.8% year-on-year, marking its fastest increase in nearly 49 years, supported by rising semiconductor prices.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea&#8217;s economy had already recorded its fastest growth in more than five years in the first quarter, expanding by 1.7% quarter-on-quarter amid strong demand for semiconductors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-1\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Anthropic&#8217;s IPO filing shows off soaring revenues as the company warns of AI&#8217;s &#8216;risks to humanity&#8217;<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">German business confidence rises in October despite global economic risks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Growth remains &#8216;heavily concentrated&#8217; 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