Samsung's halt of Galaxy Note 7 hurt third-quarter GDP: finance ministry official

Reuters

Published Oct 25, 2016 04:03AM ET

Samsung's halt of Galaxy Note 7 hurt third-quarter GDP: finance ministry official

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics (KS:005930) Co Ltd's decision to scrap its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone likely erased 0.1 to 0.2 percentage points from third-quarter GDP growth in quarterly terms, a finance ministry official told Reuters on Tuesday.