South Korea's economy grew 0.8 percent in the second quarter from three months ago, the central bank said Wednesday.
Real gross domestic product (GDP), the broadest measure of economic performance, expanded 0.8 percent on quarter in the second quarter, slower from the 1.3 percent growth in the first quarter, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said in a statement.
From a year earlier, the real GDP grew 3.4 percent over the same period.
The nation's economic growth outlook has dimmed amid growing external uncertainties. Exports, which account for around half of South Korean economy, advanced 1.8 percent in the second quarter from three months earlier, down from the 3.3 percent increase in the first quarter.
Reflecting the dimmed economic outlook, the South Korean government lowered its growth forecast for this year to 4.5 percent from the previous 5 percent, while the BOK cut its growth projection to 4.3 percent from an earlier 4.5 percent.