According to Statistics Korea (2020), the industrial production index—which had decreased consistently until May—was 68.3 percent in June, showing a 4.2 percent increase compared with the previous month (Table 3). Mainly driven by the Korean government's emergency COVID-19 relief support, such spending contributed to business revitalization in service sectors such as hotels, restaurants, wholesale and retail businesses, and more, whereas manufacturing production has been slower to recover.