Seoul: South Korean high street spending fell dramatically in the first week of June as fears over an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) kept shoppers at home, but online purchases rose, government estimates showed today.
President Park Geun-hye postponed a US visit to supervise the handling of the outbreak, as two more people died and 13 new cases were reported, lifting the total number of patients to 108.
Department store sales in the period fell 25 per cent from an average of the first two weeks of May, the data showed. Sales at discount stores fell 7.2 per cent, but online purchases rose 3.2 per cent.
Museums and art galleries suffered the same fate, with drops of 81.5 per cent and 48.3 per cent, respectively.
President Park Geun-hye postponed a US visit to supervise the handling of the outbreak, as two more people died and 13 new cases were reported, lifting the total number of patients to 108.
Department store sales in the period fell 25 per cent from an average of the first two weeks of May, the data showed. Sales at discount stores fell 7.2 per cent, but online purchases rose 3.2 per cent.
Museums and art galleries suffered the same fate, with drops of 81.5 per cent and 48.3 per cent, respectively.
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