Markets Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Stock Market (points) 7284.41 6980 6414 5942 5504
Currency 1492.81 1489 1476 1464 1453
Government Bond 10Y (%) 4.33 4.15 4.05 3.97 3.89

Overview Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
GDP Growth Rate (%) 1.80 0.3 0.5 1.4 1
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 3.80 3.3 3.6 2.6 2.8
Unemployment Rate (%) 2.70 2.9 3 3 2.9
Inflation Rate (%) 3.20 3.3 2.9 2.6 2.4
Inflation Rate MoM (%) 0.10 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2
Interest Rate (%) 2.50 3 3 3 3
Balance of Trade (USD Million) 36150.00 32400 28000 33000 37500
Current Account (USD Million) 38610.00 37000 22300 41300 36500
Manufacturing PMI (points) 52.10 54.9 52.5 51 51.2
Business Confidence (points) 79.00 78 75 74 76
Consumer Confidence (points) 106.60 107 107 108 108
Retail Sales MoM (%) 0.10 -0.2 -0.2 0.2 0.6
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP) 6.60 3.8
Government Debt to GDP (% of GDP) 49.00 49.3
Government Budget (% of GDP) -3.90 -4

GDP Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
GDP Growth Rate (%) 1.80 0.3 0.5 1.4 1
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 3.80 3.3 3.6 2.6 2.8
GDP Constant Prices (KRW Billion) 592530.60 602860 603638 607936 609121
Gross National Product (KRW Billion) 624001.30 605274 638561 640225 641473
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (KRW Billion) 163008.20 166379 164063 167246 167572
GDP from Services (KRW Billion) 342738.10 350362 353629 351649 352335
GDP from Manufacturing (KRW Billion) 162109.40 163679 161710 166324 166648
GDP from Public Administration (KRW Billion) 37612.90 38165 38694 38591 38666
GDP from Agriculture (KRW Billion) 8925.70 8456 8883 9158 9176
GDP from Mining (KRW Billion) 357.50 411 364 367 368
GDP from Utilities (KRW Billion) 11876.80 12846 11774 12186 12209
GDP from Construction (KRW Billion) 23706.70 24684 23636 24323 24370
GDP from Transport (KRW Billion) 26830.40 28376 28154 27528 27582
GDP (USD Billion) 1872.37 1921
GDP per Capita (USD) 37469.66 38444
GDP per Capita PPP (USD) 55070.94 56503
Full Year GDP Growth (%) 1.00 2.6

Labour Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Unemployment Rate (%) 2.70 2.9 3 3 2.9
Employed Persons (Thousand ) 29154.00 29200 28900 28700 29300
Wages (KRW/Month) 4973731.00 4609000 4550000 5010000 4800000
Wages in Manufacturing (KRW/Month) 6012671.00 5320000 53000000 57000000 4800000
Youth Unemployment Rate (%) 7.00 7.6 6.9 6.5 6.6
Minimum Wages (KRW/Hour) 10320.00 10200
Population (Million) 51.68 51.61

Prices Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Inflation Rate (%) 3.20 3.3 2.9 2.6 2.4
Inflation Rate MoM (%) 0.10 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2
Consumer Price Index CPI (points) 119.99 121 121 122 123
Core Inflation Rate (%) 2.40 2 2.1 1.8 1.6
Core Consumer Prices (points) 118.06 118 118 119 120
GDP Deflator (points) 128.80 119 120 132 132
Producer Prices (points) 129.82 130 129 131 135
Producer Prices Change (%) 8.50 7.5 6 4.8 4
Export Prices (points) 188.90 188 185 219 212
Import Prices (points) 161.34 156 157 185 169
Food Inflation (%) 2.00 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3
Export Prices YoY (%) 48.90 45 32 25 12
Import Prices YoY (%) 20.60 15.3 10.1 7.5 4.6
Producer Price Inflation MoM (%) 0.80 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1
CPI Transportation (points) 126.82 127 127 128 128
CPI Housing Utilities (points) 118.55 121 121 121 121

Money Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Interest Rate (%) 2.50 3 3 3 3
Interbank Rate (%) 3.02 3.52 3.52 3.52 3.52
Loans to Private Sector (KRW Billion) 1477156.30 1481911 1494251 1504718 1518517
Deposit Interest Rate (%) 2.93 3.43 3.43 3.43 3.43
Private Debt to GDP (%) 166.10 160

Trade Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Balance of Trade (USD Million) 36150.00 32400 28000 33000 37500
Current Account (USD Million) 38610.00 37000 22300 41300 36500
Imports (USD Million) 66100.00 63100 65000 67500 64500
Exports (USD Million) 102250.00 95500 93000 100500 102000
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP) 6.60 3.8

Business Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Manufacturing PMI (points) 52.10 54.9 52.5 51 51.2
Business Confidence (points) 79.00 78 75 74 76
Industrial Production (%) -0.90 1.1 1.8 1.8 2
Industrial Production Mom (%) -3.00 0.4 1 1 0.6
Manufacturing Production (%) -0.90 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.5
Car Registrations (Units) 127315.00 162000 145000 160000 152000
Car Production (Units) 329559.00 320000 369000 369000 375000

Consumer Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Consumer Confidence (points) 106.60 107 107 108 108
Retail Sales MoM (%) 0.10 -0.2 -0.2 0.2 0.6
Retail Sales YoY (%) 1.70 3 2 2 1.8
Consumer Spending (KRW Billion) 281899.10 288981 290712 289228 289792
Consumer Credit (KRW Billion) 1993110.80 2029654 2050336 2044932 2048918
Bank Lending Rate (%) 4.19 4.69 4.69 4.69 4.69
Gasoline Prices (USD/Liter) 1.30 1.42 1.18 1.18 1.2
Disposable Personal Income (KRW Billion) 2588759.30 2800000

Housing Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Housing Index (points) 101.04 102 103 103 104

Government Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Government Debt to GDP (% of GDP) 49.00 49.3
Government Budget (% of GDP) -3.90 -4