Core Consumer Prices in South Korea increased to 116.93 points in February from 116.56 points in January of 2026. Core Consumer Prices in South Korea averaged 63.21 points from 1975 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 116.93 points in February 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 116.66 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 118.40 118.03 points Feb 2026
Core Consumer Prices 116.93 116.56 points Feb 2026
Core Inflation Rate 2.50 2.30 percent Feb 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 117.83 117.36 points Feb 2026
CPI Transportation 117.42 116.94 points Feb 2026
Food Inflation 2.00 2.90 percent Feb 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 2.00 2.00 percent Feb 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.30 0.40 percent Feb 2026


South Korea Core Consumer Prices
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
116.93 116.56 116.93 9.07 1975 - 2026 points Monthly
2020=100, NSA