Markets Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Currency 1507.88 1516 1498 1486 1475
Stock Market (points) 8228.70 7647 6927 6508 6114
Government Bond 10Y (%) 4.15 4.11 3.98 3.9 3.82

Overview Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
GDP Growth Rate (%) 1.70 1.2 0.3 0.5 1.4
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 3.60 2.5 2 2.6 1.6
Unemployment Rate (%) 2.80 2.8 2.9 3 3
Inflation Rate (%) 2.60 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.2
Inflation Rate MoM (%) 0.50 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3
Interest Rate (%) 2.50 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.25
Balance of Trade (USD Million) 23770.00 18900 17400 12000 15500
Current Account (USD Million) 37330.00 12700 10000 9230 9530
Manufacturing PMI (points) 53.60 52.8 50.5 50.5 50.5
Business Confidence (points) 80.00 75 68 67 69
Consumer Confidence (points) 106.10 95 100 105 104
Retail Sales MoM (%) 1.80 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2
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 Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
GDP Growth Rate (%) 1.70 1.2 0.3 0.5 1.4
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 3.60 2.5 2 2.6 1.6
GDP Constant Prices (KRW Billion) 592530.60 590316 595273 597812 602011
Gross National Product (KRW Billion) 590035.70 591964 593581 605377 599476
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (KRW Billion) 157290.70 162526 164042 161380 159807
GDP from Public Administration (KRW Billion) 37612.90 37974 37684 38321 38215
GDP from Transport (KRW Billion) 26830.40 27434 28018 27882 27260
GDP from Manufacturing (KRW Billion) 162109.40 160087 161619 160149 164703
GDP from Services (KRW Billion) 342738.10 342965 345953 350215 348222
GDP from Agriculture (KRW Billion) 8925.70 8794 8350 8798 9069
GDP from Utilities (KRW Billion) 11876.80 12079 12684 11660 12067
GDP from Construction (KRW Billion) 23706.70 24325 24374 23407 24086
GDP from Mining (KRW Billion) 357.50 365 406 361 363
GDP (USD Billion) 1917.30 1967
GDP per Capita (USD) 36238.60 37181
GDP per Capita PPP (USD) 55071.00 56503
Full Year GDP Growth (%) 1.00 2.6

Labour Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Unemployment Rate (%) 2.80 2.8 2.9 3 3
Employed Persons (Thousand ) 28961.00 29400 29200 28200 28200
Wages (KRW/Month) 4708760.00 4350000 4609000 4550000 4550000
Wages in Manufacturing (KRW/Month) 5414003.00 6300000 5920000 67000000 67000000
Youth Unemployment Rate (%) 7.10 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.5
Minimum Wages (KRW/Hour) 10320.00 10200
Population (Million) 51.68 51.61

Prices Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Inflation Rate (%) 2.60 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.2
Inflation Rate MoM (%) 0.50 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3
Consumer Price Index CPI (points) 119.37 119 120 121 121
Core Inflation Rate (%) 2.20 2 2 2.1 1.8
Core Consumer Prices (points) 117.38 118 118 118 119
GDP Deflator (points) 117.20 117 119 120 120
Producer Prices (points) 128.43 126 128 129 133
Producer Prices Change (%) 6.90 5.3 6.5 6 5.8
Export Prices (points) 187.40 168 171 171 196
Import Prices (points) 168.12 151 143 147 176
Food Inflation (%) 0.30 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4
Export Prices YoY (%) 40.80 32.2 32 22 12
Import Prices YoY (%) 20.20 13 5.3 3.1 2.1
Producer Price Inflation MoM (%) 2.50 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4
CPI Housing Utilities (points) 118.24 120 120 120 121
CPI Transportation (points) 125.62 126 126 127 127

Money Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Interest Rate (%) 2.50 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.25
Interbank Rate (%) 2.83 2.83 2.83 2.83 2.58
Loans to Private Sector (KRW Billion) 1466586.80 1449619 1463261 1479828 1490052
Deposit Interest Rate (%) 2.82 2.82 2.82 2.82 2.57
Private Debt to GDP (%) 166.10 160

Trade Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Balance of Trade (USD Million) 23770.00 18900 17400 12000 15500
Current Account (USD Million) 37330.00 12700 10000 9230 9530
Imports (USD Million) 62110.00 52100 53100 59000 57500
Exports (USD Million) 85890.00 71000 70500 71000 73000
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP) 6.60 3.8

Business Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Manufacturing PMI (points) 53.60 52.8 50.5 50.5 50.5
Business Confidence (points) 80.00 75 68 67 69
Industrial Production Mom (%) 0.30 -0.5 0.4 1 1
Industrial Production (%) 3.60 1.9 1.1 1.8 1.8
Manufacturing Production (%) 4.00 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8
Car Registrations (Units) 151693.00 129000 142000 136000 136000
Car Production (Units) 361926.00 370000 320000 369000 369000

Consumer Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Consumer Confidence (points) 106.10 95 100 105 104
Retail Sales MoM (%) 1.80 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2
Retail Sales YoY (%) 5.00 2 3 2 2
Consumer Spending (KRW Billion) 281899.10 283093 285345 287906 286409
Consumer Credit (KRW Billion) 1993110.80 1998727 2004111 2030545 2025001
Bank Lending Rate (%) 4.20 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.95
Gasoline Prices (USD/Liter) 1.36 1.65 1.42 1.18 1.18
Disposable Personal Income (KRW Billion) 2588759.30 2800000

Housing Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Housing Index (points) 100.87 95.4 96 96 96

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