Core Consumer Prices in South Korea increased to 118.42 points in August from 118.18 points in July of 2026. Core Consumer Prices in South Korea averaged 63.74 points from 1975 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 118.42 points in August of 2026 and a record low of 9.07 points in January of 1975. source: Statistics Korea

Core Consumer Prices in South Korea is expected to be 118.20 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Korea Core Consumer Prices is projected to trend around 120.83 points in 2027 and 123.24 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 120.05 119.77 points Aug 2026
Core Consumer Prices 118.42 118.18 points Aug 2026
Core Inflation Rate 3.10 2.50 percent Aug 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 117.59 117.29 points Aug 2026
CPI Transportation 124.63 124.73 points Aug 2026
Food Inflation -0.50 0.90 percent Aug 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 3.10 2.80 percent Aug 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.20 -0.20 percent Aug 2026


South Korea Core Consumer Prices
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
118.42 118.18 118.42 9.07 1975 - 2026 points Monthly
2020=100, NSA