Markets Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Stock Market (points) 8471.02 8985 7873 7342 6848
Government Bond 10Y (%) 4.13 4.16 4 3.92 3.84

Overview Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
GDP Growth Rate (%) 1.80 1.2 0.3 0.5 1.4
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 3.80 3.5 3.3 3.6 2.6
Unemployment Rate (%) 2.80 2.8 2.9 3 3
Inflation Rate (%) 3.10 3.2 3.3 2.9 2.6
Inflation Rate MoM (%) 0.50 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3
Interest Rate (%) 2.50 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.25
Balance of Trade (USD Million) 26950.00 29900 32400 28000 33000
Current Account (USD Million) 28290.00 34700 37000 22300 41300
Manufacturing PMI (points) 54.80 55 54.9 52.5 51
Business Confidence (points) 79.00 82 68 67 69
Consumer Confidence (points) 106.60 107 110 115 110
Retail Sales MoM (%) -3.60 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 (%) 1.80 1.2 0.3 0.5 1.4
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 3.80 3.5 3.3 3.6 2.6
GDP Constant Prices (KRW Billion) 592530.60 596075 602860 600725 607936
Gross National Product (KRW Billion) 624001.30 589979 605274 635479 640225
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (KRW Billion) 163008.20 165509 166379 163271 167246
GDP from Services (KRW Billion) 342738.10 346311 350362 351922 351649
GDP from Manufacturing (KRW Billion) 162109.40 161649 163679 160929 166324
GDP from Public Administration (KRW Billion) 37612.90 38344 38165 38507 38591
GDP from Utilities (KRW Billion) 11876.80 12197 12846 11717 12186
GDP from Construction (KRW Billion) 23706.70 24562 24684 23522 24323
GDP from Transport (KRW Billion) 26830.40 27701 28376 28018 27528
GDP from Agriculture (KRW Billion) 8925.70 8880 8456 8841 9158
GDP from Mining (KRW Billion) 357.50 369 411 363 367
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 ) 29120.00 29400 29200 28900 28700
Wages (KRW/Month) 4973731.00 4410000 4609000 4550000 5010000
Wages in Manufacturing (KRW/Month) 6012671.00 4700000 5320000 53000000 57000000
Youth Unemployment Rate (%) 7.20 7.3 7.6 6.9 6.5
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 (%) 3.10 3.2 3.3 2.9 2.6
Inflation Rate MoM (%) 0.50 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3
Consumer Price Index CPI (points) 119.92 120 121 121 122
Core Inflation Rate (%) 2.50 2 2 2.1 1.8
Core Consumer Prices (points) 117.97 118 118 118 119
GDP Deflator (points) 128.80 117 119 120 132
Producer Prices (points) 129.82 129 128 129 126
Producer Prices Change (%) 8.50 7.5 6.5 6 0.8
Export Prices (points) 188.58 193 171 171 196
Import Prices (points) 168.05 164 156 157 176
Food Inflation (%) 1.60 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4
Export Prices YoY (%) 46.90 52.2 32 22 12
Import Prices YoY (%) 24.80 23 15.3 10.1 2.1
Producer Price Inflation MoM (%) 0.80 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.4
CPI Housing Utilities (points) 118.53 120 121 121 121
CPI Transportation (points) 127.54 128 128 129 129

Money Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Interest Rate (%) 2.50 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.25
Interbank Rate (%) 2.99 2.99 2.99 2.99 2.74
Loans to Private Sector (KRW Billion) 1477156.30 1463762 1481911 1487039 1504718
Deposit Interest Rate (%) 2.92 2.92 2.92 2.92 2.67
Private Debt to GDP (%) 166.10 160

Trade Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Balance of Trade (USD Million) 26950.00 29900 32400 28000 33000
Current Account (USD Million) 28290.00 34700 37000 22300 41300
Imports (USD Million) 60800.00 61100 63100 65000 67500
Exports (USD Million) 87750.00 91000 95500 93000 100500
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP) 6.60 3.8

Business Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Manufacturing PMI (points) 54.80 55 54.9 52.5 51
Business Confidence (points) 79.00 82 68 67 69
Industrial Production (%) 1.50 1.9 1.1 1.8 1.8
Industrial Production Mom (%) -0.70 -0.5 0.4 1 1
Manufacturing Production (%) 1.60 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8
Car Registrations (Units) 127315.00 150000 162000 145000 160000
Car Production (Units) 329559.00 370000 320000 369000 369000

Consumer Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Consumer Confidence (points) 106.60 107 110 115 110
Retail Sales MoM (%) -3.60 0.5 -0.2 0.2 0.2
Retail Sales YoY (%) 1.60 2 3 2 2
Consumer Spending (KRW Billion) 281899.10 285855 288981 289309 289228
Consumer Credit (KRW Billion) 1993110.80 2018227 2029654 2040440 2044932
Bank Lending Rate (%) 4.20 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.95
Gasoline Prices (USD/Liter) 1.34 1.45 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) 101.04 101 102 103 103

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