North Korea’s economy grew faster than the Eurozone last year

Business Insider ^ | 07/17/2015 | David Scutt

[ScottWalkerForPresident2016]

North Korea’s economy expanded by 1.0% to $29.85 billion (£19 billion) in 2014, according to Reuters citing analysis from South Korea’s central bank.

That’s just better than the 0.9% growth recorded in the Eurozone last year.

The Bank of Korea (BoK) report that “the increase in economic activity was attributed mainly to growth in services and building while farming, mining and manufacturing saw slower growth.”

[rktman]

They have an economy?

[Red Badger]

Well when you start from zero, then all you can do is expand.................

[SunkenCiv]

Someone got a paper route and it doubled the GNP.

[left that other site]

Who Will I Believe?

North Korea?

Or My Lyin' Eyes?

[proxy_user]

The Great Leader is in charge of the statistics?

[BigEdLB]

Amazing what Slave Labor will do, just ask ante-bellum Southerners.

[hadaclueonce]

2 is 100% bigger than 1.

This is how Obama sees it. Kill the economy and if it farts, it is alive.

[varyouga]

“They have an economy?”

Why yes. Mostly drugs, missile technology, counterfeits and chemical weapons

[Moltke]

A pointless comparison, but it makes for a snappy headline, I suppose.

[tx_eggman]

A bit more than 50% of Rhode Island’s GDP. It’s an economic miracle I tell ya.

[ExCTCitizen]

Wow... they got an economy?? I thought they only trade in nuclear weapons... building and services??

[ExCTCitizen]

My thoughts EXACTLY...