An alleyway in Jonggak in central Seoul remains vastly empty on Thursday evening.
An alleyway in Jonggak in central Seoul remains vastly empty on Thursday evening. Consumption on restaurants and bars are down for the first time in one and a half years amid soaring living costs. According to Korean Statistical Information Service Thursday, the consumption index on restaurants and bars posted a 13.4 percent drop year-on-year in the second quarter of 2023. [YONHAP]
![An alleyway in Jonggak in central Seoul remains vastly empty on Thursday evening. Consumption on restaurants and bars are down for the first time in one and a half years amid soaring living costs. According to Korean Statistical Information Service Thursday, the consumption index on restaurants and bars posted a 13.4 percent drop year-on-year in the second quarter of 2023. [YONHAP]](https://img4.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202308/03/koreajoongangdaily/20230803192242251kgrv.jpg)