Markets Last Reference
Currency 1160 Oct/20
Stock Market (points) 2328 Sep/20
Government Bond 10Y (%) 1.43 Sep/20

Overview Last Reference
GDP Growth Rate (%) -3.2 Jun/20
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) -2.7 Jun/20
Unemployment Rate (%) 3.2 Aug/20
Inflation Rate (%) 0.7 Aug/20
Inflation Rate Mom (%) 0.6 Aug/20
Interest Rate (%) 0.5 Sep/20
Balance of Trade (USD Million) 8880 Sep/20
Current Account (USD Million) 7450 Jul/20
Current Account to GDP (%) 3.7 Dec/19
Government Debt to GDP (%) 36.6 Dec/18
Government Budget (% of GDP) -2.6 Dec/19
Business Confidence (points) 68 Sep/20
Manufacturing PMI (points) 48.5 Aug/20
Consumer Confidence (points) 79.4 Sep/20
Retail Sales MoM (%) 3 Aug/20
Corporate Tax Rate (%) 25 Dec/20
Personal Income Tax Rate (%) 42 Dec/19
Coronavirus Cases (Persons) 23812 Sep/20
Coronavirus Deaths (Persons) 413 Sep/20
Coronavirus Recovered (Persons) 21590 Sep/20

GDP Last Reference
GDP Growth Rate (%) -3.2 Jun/20
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) -2.7 Jun/20
GDP (USD Billion) 1642 Dec/19
GDP Constant Prices (KRW Billion) 448209 Jun/20
Gross National Product (KRW Billion) 443090 Jun/20
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (KRW Billion) 137446 Jun/20
GDP per capita (USD) 28606 Dec/19
GDP per capita PPP (USD) 42661 Dec/19
GDP From Agriculture (KRW Billion) 7621 Jun/20
GDP From Construction (KRW Billion) 22715 Jun/20
GDP From Manufacturing (KRW Billion) 113194 Jun/20
GDP From Mining (KRW Billion) 436 Jun/20
GDP From Public Administration (KRW Billion) 27856 Mar/20
GDP From Services (KRW Billion) 255006 Jun/20
GDP From Transport (KRW Billion) 12726 Jun/20
GDP From Utilities (KRW Billion) 12137 Jun/20

Labour Last Reference
Unemployment Rate (%) 3.2 Aug/20
Employed Persons (Thousand ) 26922 Aug/20
Unemployed Persons (Thousand ) 891 Aug/20
Labor Force Participation Rate (%) 62.4 Aug/20
Labour Costs (points) 119 Mar/20
Productivity (points) 109 Mar/20
Wages (KRW/Month) 3615931 Jun/20
Minimum Wages (KRW/Hour) 8590 Dec/20
Wages in Manufacturing (KRW/Month) 3803701 Jun/20
Population (Million) 51.71 Dec/19
Retirement Age Women 60 Dec/19
Retirement Age Men 60 Dec/19
Employment Rate (%) 60.4 Jun/20
Youth Unemployment Rate (%) 7.7 Aug/20

Prices Last Reference
Inflation Rate (%) 0.7 Aug/20
Inflation Rate Mom (%) 0.6 Aug/20
Consumer Price Index CPI (points) 106 Aug/20
Core Consumer Prices (points) 106 Aug/20
Core Inflation Rate (%) 0.7 Jul/20
GDP Deflator (points) 105 Jun/20
Producer Prices (points) 103 Aug/20
Producer Prices Change (%) -0.5 Aug/20
Export Prices (points) 94.92 Aug/20
Import Prices (points) 99.33 Aug/20
Food Inflation (%) 6.6 Aug/20
Cpi Housing Utilities (points) 102 Aug/20
CPI Transportation (points) 99.84 Aug/20
Inflation Expectations (%) 1.9 Sep/20

Money Last Reference
Interest Rate (%) 0.5 Sep/20
Interbank Rate (%) 0.68 Sep/20
Money Supply M0 (KRW Million) 127123900 Jul/20
Money Supply M1 (KRW Billion) 1091252 Jul/20
Money Supply M2 (KRW Billion) 3097825 Jul/20
Money Supply M3 (KRW Billion) 4351324 Jul/20
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD Million) 418950 Aug/20
Loans to Private Sector (KRW Hundred Million) 9610015 Aug/20
Deposit Interest Rate (%) 1.02 Jun/20
Central Bank Balance Sheet (KRW Billion) 529853 Jul/20
Foreign Stock Investment (USD Million) 702507 Jun/20
Lending Rate (%) 1.5 Sep/20
Private Debt To GDP (%) 261 Dec/18

Trade Last Reference
Balance of Trade (USD Million) 8880 Sep/20
Current Account (USD Million) 7450 Jul/20
Current Account to GDP (%) 3.7 Dec/19
Exports (USD Million) 48000 Sep/20
Imports (USD Million) 39100 Sep/20
External Debt (USD Million) 503055 Jun/20
Terms of Trade (points) 94.4 Jul/20
Capital Flows (USD Million) 9587 Jul/20
Foreign Direct Investment (USD Thousand ) 4385466 Jun/20
Tourism Revenues (USD Million) 496700 Jul/20
Tourist Arrivals 61012 Jul/20
Gold Reserves (Tonnes) 104 Jun/20
Terrorism Index 0.3 Dec/18
Weapons Sales (USD Million) 688 Dec/19

Government Last Reference
Government Debt to GDP (%) 36.6 Dec/18
Government Budget (% of GDP) -2.6 Dec/19
Government Budget Value (KRW Billion) -75607 Jul/20
Government Spending (KRW Billion) 80152 Jun/20
Government Revenues (KRW Billion) 261424 Jul/20
Fiscal Expenditure (KRW Billion) 337031 Jul/20
Asylum Applications (Persons) 839 Sep/18
Credit Rating 86 Sep/20
Government Spending To GDP (%) 30.27 Dec/17
Military Expenditure (USD Million) 41157 Dec/18

Taxes Last Reference
Corporate Tax Rate (%) 25 Dec/20
Personal Income Tax Rate (%) 42 Dec/19
Sales Tax Rate (%) 10 Dec/20
Social Security Rate (%) 18.94 Dec/20
Social Security Rate For Companies (%) 9.96 Dec/20
Social Security Rate For Employees (%) 8.98 Dec/20

Business Last Reference
Business Confidence (points) 68 Sep/20
Manufacturing PMI (points) 48.5 Aug/20
Industrial Production (%) -3 Aug/20
Industrial Production Mom (%) -0.7 Aug/20
Manufacturing Production (%) -3.1 Aug/20
Capacity Utilization (points) 104 Jul/20
New Orders (KRW Million) 7001294 Jul/20
Changes in Inventories (KRW Billion) 5775 Jun/20
Bankruptcies (Companies) 18 Aug/20
Car Registrations 111629 Aug/20
Leading Economic Index (points) 120 Jul/20
Internet Speed (KBps) 28554 Mar/17
IP Addresses (IP) 25814048 Mar/17
Car Production 3950617 Dec/19
Coincident Index (points) 111 Jul/20
Competitiveness Index (Points) 79.62 Dec/19
Competitiveness Rank 13 Dec/19
Corruption Index (Points) 59 Dec/19
Corruption Rank 39 Dec/19
Ease of Doing Business 5 Dec/19
Electricity Production (Gigawatt-hour) 22356 Jul/20
Mining Production (%) -6.8 May/20
Steel Production (Thousand Tonnes) 5800 Aug/20

Consumer Last Reference
Consumer Confidence (points) 79.4 Sep/20
Retail Sales MoM (%) 3 Aug/20
Retail Sales YoY (%) 0.3 Aug/20
Consumer Spending (KRW Billion) 213186 Jun/20
Disposable Personal Income (KRW Billion) 1925873 Dec/19
Personal Savings (%) 34.5 Jun/20
Consumer Credit (KRW Billion) 1637276 Jun/20
Bank Lending Rate (%) 2.7 Jul/20
Economic Optimism Index (Net Balance) 80 Aug/20
Gasoline Prices (USD/Liter) 1.15 Sep/20
Households Debt To GDP (% of GDP) 95.9 Mar/20

Housing Last Reference
Housing Index (points) 104 Aug/20
Construction Orders (KRW Million) 8003596 Jul/20
Construction Output (%) -9.4 Aug/20
Home Ownership Rate (%) 58 Dec/19

Health Last Reference
Coronavirus Cases (Persons) 23812 Sep/20
Coronavirus Deaths (Persons) 413 Sep/20
Coronavirus Recovered (Persons) 21590 Sep/20


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