일제강점기 부산항의 무역 변동 - 시계열 통계의 정비와 기초적 분석 - = Changes of Trade in Busan Port during the Japanese Colonial Period - Making of Time Series Statistics and Basic Analysis -

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This thesis reorganized the time series of trade statistics of Busan Port trade during the Japanese colonial period, and analyzed the trade trend based on this. During the Japanese colonial period, the annual average national trade growth rate was very high, around 10%. As a result, Joseon rapidly transformed into an open economy despite being an agricultural society. However, the bias toward Japan in trade was extremely unreasonable, and it was found that the Joseon economy was completely subsumed by the Japanese economy during the Japanese colonial era. In addition, Japan cut off the Joseon economy from other foreign countries thoroughly and subordinated it to serve only the Japanese economy. Busan Port was the one of the key channel of Japanese colonial rule. Thus, the proportion of Busan Port in the total trade of Joseon showed an increasing trend, accounting for around 30%. From 1912, Busan Port overtook Incheon Port to become the nation's largest trading port. As Busan became the largest port in Joseon, the port of Busan was changing from a port more specialized in exporting to Japan to a port in which import from Japan was more important in trade after the annexation. During the Japanese colonial era, the trade balance was chronically in deficit both nationwide and at Busan Port. This deficit was made up by the outflow of gold and silver and the inflow of Japanese capital. In the late 1930s, the export-import balance showed a surplus because goods produced in Joseon and goods imported from Japan increased in export to regions within the en(円) block. Busan Port, which was geographically close to Japan, had a particularly high concentration of trade with Japan. During the Pacific War, the volume of trade with Joseon as a whole decreased based on current prices, but the volume of trade at Busan Port increased. Overall, the trade fluctuations at Busan Port during the Japanese colonial period were more sensitive than nationwide. This uniqueness was due to the geographical proximity to Japan. The largest trading port in Joseon, a much higher share of trade than other ports and high sensitivity to changes in the Japanese economy can be pointed out as major characteristics of Busan Port trade during the Japanese colonial period.