South Korea's money supply growth accelerated in October, after easing in the previous month, preliminary figures from the Bank of Korea showed Wednesday.
M2, a broad measure of money supply rose 7.1 percent year-over-year in October, faster than September's 6.9 percent climb.
On a monthly basis, M2 money supply increased at a stable pace of 0.3 percent in October.
The annual growth in liquidity eased to 7.6 percent in October from 7.9 percent a month ago. Meanwhile, liquidity of financial institutions grew at a faster of 8.1 percent, following a 7.8 percent hike in September.
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