RPT-GRAPHICS-S.Korea avoides Japan trap, faces more tasks

Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:20am GMT
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(Repeats story filed on Monday) (For a related story, double-click [ID:nT296023])

SEOUL/TOKYO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - South Korea has done half the work needed to avoid falling into the "Japan export trap" but faces more daunting tasks to ensure domestic demand is strong enough to support the economy when exports inevitably falter.

Following are a collection of graphics describing how and where South Korea has succeeded and faces tasks:

South Korea's economy, being on a still developing stage, has been able to keep growing faster than and to recover from the current crisis ahead of Japan's, which has already entered into a mature stage and has been hurt by an aged population:

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South Korea's strong push for exports has helped its economy outperform Japan but its exports still remain dependent on the value of its currency, keeping the risk high for a possible flip in overseas sales if the won strengthens further:

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