CPI Housing Utilities in South Korea increased to 118.53 points in May from 118.24 points in April of 2026. CPI Housing Utilities in South Korea averaged 73.51 points from 1985 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 118.53 points in May of 2026 and a record low of 30.60 points in January of 1985. source: Statistics Korea

CPI Housing Utilities in South Korea is expected to be 120.29 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Korea CPI Housing Utilities is projected to trend around 123.29 points in 2027 and 125.75 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 119.92 119.37 points May 2026
Core Consumer Prices 117.97 117.38 points May 2026
Core Inflation Rate 2.50 2.20 percent May 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 118.53 118.24 points May 2026
CPI Transportation 127.54 125.62 points May 2026
Food Inflation 1.60 0.30 percent May 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 3.10 2.60 percent May 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.50 0.50 percent May 2026


South Korea CPI Housing Utilities
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
118.53 118.24 118.53 30.60 1985 - 2026 points Monthly
2020=100, NSA