Markets Actual Q1/26 Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26
Currency 1500.00 1504 1481 1468 1456
Stock Market (points) 5405.75 5747 5189 4916 4657
Government Bond 10Y (%) 3.87 3.65 3.52 3.45 3.39

Overview Actual Q1/26 Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26
GDP Growth Rate (%) -0.20 1.3 1.2 0.3 0
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 1.60 1.6 1.3 1.4 2
Unemployment Rate (%) 2.90 2.9 2.8 2.9 3
Inflation Rate (%) 2.00 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.2
Inflation Rate MoM (%) 0.30 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
Interest Rate (%) 2.50 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Balance of Trade (USD Million) 15510.00 1500 8900 7400 3000
Current Account (USD Million) 13260.00 11400 12700 10000 9230
Manufacturing PMI (points) 51.10 51.3 50.8 50.5 50.5
Business Confidence (points) 72.00 75 72 73 75
Consumer Confidence (points) 112.10 105 108 110 105
Retail Sales MoM (%) 2.30 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP) 5.30 3.8
Government Debt to GDP (% of GDP) 46.80 49.3
Government Budget (% of GDP) -3.90 -2

GDP Actual Q1/26 Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26
GDP Growth Rate (%) -0.20 1.3 1.2 0.3 0
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 1.60 1.6 1.3 1.4 2
GDP Constant Prices (KRW Billion) 582662.50 581211 583405 591771 594316
Gross National Product (KRW Billion) 590035.70 581121 585034 590090 601836
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (KRW Billion) 157290.70 162740 160623 163077 160437
GDP from Services (KRW Billion) 341340.60 337152 338950 343918 348167
GDP from Manufacturing (KRW Billion) 156090.50 154738 158213 160668 159212
GDP from Public Administration (KRW Billion) 37349.50 37220 37529 37463 38096
GDP from Construction (KRW Billion) 22814.30 25005 24040 24070 24213
GDP from Transport (KRW Billion) 27175.60 26643 27112 27854 27719
GDP from Utilities (KRW Billion) 11364.60 12662 11937 12610 11592
GDP from Agriculture (KRW Billion) 8574.70 8820 8691 8301 8746
GDP from Mining (KRW Billion) 351.70 368 361 403 359
GDP (USD Billion) 1917.30 1961
GDP per Capita (USD) 36238.60 37072
GDP per Capita PPP (USD) 55071.00 56338
Full Year GDP Growth (%) 2.00 2.3

Labour Actual Q1/26 Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26
Unemployment Rate (%) 2.90 2.9 2.8 2.9 3
Employed Persons (Thousand ) 28413.00 28500 29400 29200 28200
Wages (KRW/Month) 4708760.00 4995000 4350000 4609000 4550000
Wages in Manufacturing (KRW/Month) 5414003.00 6100000 6300000 5920000 67000000
Youth Unemployment Rate (%) 7.70 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.5
Minimum Wages (KRW/Hour) 10320.00 10200
Population (Million) 51.69 51.79

Prices Actual Q1/26 Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26
Inflation Rate (%) 2.00 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.2
Inflation Rate MoM (%) 0.30 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
Consumer Price Index CPI (points) 118.40 118 119 120 120
Core Inflation Rate (%) 2.50 2 1.9 2 2.1
Core Consumer Prices (points) 116.93 117 117 118 118
GDP Deflator (points) 117.20 116 116 118 120
Producer Prices (points) 123.25 122 121 122 124
Producer Prices Change (%) 2.40 1.5 1.3 1.5 2
Export Prices (points) 148.98 148 130 132 144
Import Prices (points) 145.39 146 138 139 146
Food Inflation (%) 2.00 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.4
Export Prices YoY (%) 10.70 9.7 2.2 2 2
Producer Price Inflation MoM (%) 0.60 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4
Import Prices YoY (%) 1.20 2.1 3 2.3 2.1
CPI Transportation (points) 117.42 118 118 118 118
CPI Housing Utilities (points) 117.83 118 119 119 120

Money Actual Q1/26 Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26
Interest Rate (%) 2.50 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Interbank Rate (%) 2.80 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8
Loans to Private Sector (KRW Billion) 1442327.30 1422627 1432648 1454654 1471174
Deposit Interest Rate (%) 2.78 2.78 2.78 2.78 2.78
Private Debt to GDP (%) 163.00 160

Trade Actual Q1/26 Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26
Balance of Trade (USD Million) 15510.00 1500 8900 7400 3000
Current Account (USD Million) 13260.00 11400 12700 10000 9230
Exports (USD Million) 67450.00 58000 61000 60500 62000
Imports (USD Million) 51940.00 56500 52100 53100 59000
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP) 5.30 3.8

Business Actual Q1/26 Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26
Manufacturing PMI (points) 51.10 51.3 50.8 50.5 50.5
Business Confidence (points) 72.00 75 72 73 75
Industrial Production (%) 7.10 2.5 1.9 1.1 1.8
Industrial Production Mom (%) -1.90 0.3 -0.5 0.4 1
Manufacturing Production (%) 7.20 3.8 2.6 2.8 2.8
Car Registrations (Units) 120787.00 134000 129000 142000 136000
Car Production (Units) 360500.00 363000 370000 320000 369000

Consumer Actual Q1/26 Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26
Consumer Confidence (points) 112.10 105 108 110 105
Retail Sales MoM (%) 2.30 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2
Retail Sales YoY (%) 0.10 2.1 2 3 2
Consumer Spending (KRW Billion) 280610.30 279224 279779 283666 286223
Consumer Credit (KRW Billion) 1978785.00 1955771 1975327 1992322 2018361
Bank Lending Rate (%) 4.24 4.24 4.24 4.24 4.24
Gasoline Prices (USD/Liter) 1.18 1.18 1.25 1.3 1.34
Disposable Personal Income (KRW Billion) 2588759.30 2800000

Housing Actual Q1/26 Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26
Housing Index (points) 95.00 95 95.4 96 96

Government Actual Q1/26 Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26
Government Debt to GDP (% of GDP) 46.80 49.3
Government Budget (% of GDP) -3.90 -2