4.1 International economics

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Question 5

Unit labour costs for selected East Asian economies, 2024 (base year 2018 = 100)

Economy	Unit labour costs
South Korea	124
Taiwan	109
Japan	102
Vietnam	94

Explain how South Korea’s international competitiveness could be affected by rising unit labour costs.

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