Leading Economic Index South Korea increased to 128.80 in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Leading Economic Index in South Korea averaged 47.66 points from 1970 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 128.80 points in May of 2026 and a record low of 3.70 points in January of 1970. source: Statistics Korea



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Business Confidence 79.00 80.00 points Jun 2026
Capacity Utilization 105.00 105.10 points May 2026
Car Production 394210.00 329533.00 Units Jun 2026
Car Registrations 159725.00 127308.00 Units Jun 2026
Changes in Inventories 2667.70 2945.00 KRW Billion Mar 2026
Coincident Index 116.30 116.50 points May 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 102.87 102.66 points Jun 2026
Corruption Index 63.00 64.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 31.00 30.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 21335.44 21900.18 Gigawatt-hour May 2026
Industrial Production YoY -0.90 1.50 percent May 2026
Industrial Production MoM -3.00 -0.70 percent May 2026
Leading Economic Index 128.80 127.50 points May 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY -0.90 1.50 percent May 2026
Mining Production -8.90 -4.70 percent May 2026
New Orders 18795953.00 16502649.00 KRW Million May 2026
Steel Production 5400.00 5200.00 Thousand Tonnes May 2026


South Korea Leading Economic Index
In South Korea, Leading Composite Index examines the overall economic situation, predicting the direction and speed of a turning point in the economy. The index integrates a set of selected major indices that reflect each part of economy: opening-to-application ratio, inventory circulation indicator, consumer expectation index, machinery orders received, import of capital goods, construction orders received, stock price index, total liquidity, interest rate spread, 3-year treasury bonds less call rate, net barter terms of trade. The index has a base value of 100 as of 2020.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
128.80 127.50 128.80 3.70 1970 - 2026 points Monthly
2020=100