Xinhua News Agency, June 11, Korea Development Research Institute (KDI) released "Economic Trends in June," predicting that South Korea's economy, which is mainly in the doldrums of manufacturing, is expected to bottom out soon. In January and February this year, KDI concluded that the economy is "showing a stagnant trend" and "growth is further slowing down." in May, it said that "domestic demand has improved slightly to ease the downward pressure on the economy." this month, it further said that "the economic rebound is expected." The forecast is also in line with the government's expectation that "economic conditions will improve in the second half of the year compared with the first half of the year."