Korea's economy continues to show solid signs of recovery, supported by robust exports and improving domestic consumption, the finance ministry said Friday. The Ministry of Finance and Economy offered the assessment in its monthly economic report, known as the Green Book, maintaining its positive assessment from the August report while noting that uncertainties surrounding the war in the Middle East persist. "Recently, the South Korean economy has been showing solid signs of recovery, supported by a substantial increase in exports and improving domestic consumption," the report said. Korea's exports surged 68.7 percent in August from a year earlier, buoyed by strong semiconductor shipments. "However, as uncertainties related to the war in the Middle East have widened somewhat, pressure on people's livelihoods continues amid inflation caused by high oil prices and employment difficulties faced by vulnerable groups and sectors," it added. In August, Korea added 184,000 jobs from a year earlier, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2 percent. The increase marked the largest gain