Composite Leading Indicator in South Korea decreased to 102.53 points in September from 102.66 points in August of 2026. Composite Leading Indicator in South Korea averaged 99.99 points from 1990 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 105.54 points in September of 1999 and a record low of 94.81 points in March of 1998. source: OECD



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence 78.00 79.00 points Oct 2026
Capacity Utilization 105.40 105.50 points Aug 2026
Car Production 346618.00 206036.00 Units Sep 2026
Car Registrations 135396.00 109915.00 Units Sep 2026
Changes in Inventories 1458.30 984.80 KRW Billion Sep 2026
Coincident Index 118.80 118.10 points Aug 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 102.53 102.66 points Sep 2026
Corruption Index 63.00 64.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 31.00 30.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 23314.69 23267.03 Gigawatt-hour Aug 2026
Industrial Production YoY 1.20 -1.70 percent Sep 2026
Industrial Production MoM 9.00 -4.60 percent Sep 2026
Leading Economic Index 131.70 131.30 points Aug 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY -2.40 4.30 percent Aug 2026
Mining Production 2.20 -2.60 percent Aug 2026
New Orders 9576292.00 11819998.00 KRW Million Aug 2026
Steel Production 5200.00 5400.00 Thousand Tonnes Sep 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
102.53 102.66 105.54 94.81 1990 - 2026 points Monthly
Amplitude adjusted, Long-term average = 100