Composite Leading Indicator in South Korea increased to 102.28 points in March from 102.10 points in February of 2026. Composite Leading Indicator in South Korea averaged 99.99 points from 1990 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 105.59 points in September of 1999 and a record low of 94.78 points in March of 1998. source: OECD



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence 74.00 71.00 points Apr 2026
Capacity Utilization 104.90 104.80 points Feb 2026
Car Production 387227.00 278250.00 Units Mar 2026
Car Registrations 164813.00 123275.00 Units Mar 2026
Changes in Inventories 2667.70 2945.00 KRW Billion Mar 2026
Coincident Index 115.70 114.70 points Feb 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 102.28 102.10 points Mar 2026
Corruption Index 63.00 64.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 31.00 30.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 21529.98 23305.51 Gigawatt-hour Feb 2026
Industrial Production YoY 3.60 -2.30 percent Mar 2026
Industrial Production MoM 0.30 5.30 percent Mar 2026
Leading Economic Index 126.40 125.20 points Mar 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 4.00 -2.00 percent Mar 2026
Mining Production 2.70 -12.50 percent Mar 2026
New Orders 14453852.00 10250716.00 KRW Million Mar 2026
Steel Production 5400.00 4800.00 Thousand Tonnes Mar 2026


South Korea Composite Leading Indicator
The composite leading indicator (CLI) is designed to provide early signals of turning points in business cycles showing fluctuation of the economic activity around its long term potential level. CLIs show short-term economic movements in qualitative rather than quantitative terms.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
102.28 102.10 105.59 94.78 1990 - 2026 points Monthly
Amplitude adjusted, Long-term average = 100