South Korea Leading Economic Index  1970-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar

Leading Economic Index in South Korea increased to 133.20 Index Points in August from 132.60 Index Points in July of 2017. Leading Economic Index in South Korea averaged 51.17 Index Points from 1970 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 133.20 Index Points in August of 2017 and a record low of 5.20 Index Points in February of 1970.

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South Korea Business Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Business Confidence 83.00 78.00 119.00 35.00 [+]
Manufacturing PMI 50.60 49.90 52.60 45.70 [+]
Industrial Production 2.70 -0.20 38.80 -25.30 percent [+]
Industrial Production Mom 0.40 1.70 11.00 -11.00 percent [+]
Manufacturing Production 2.90 -0.40 41.60 -26.70 percent [+]
Capacity Utilization 113.60 113.00 113.60 4.20 Index Points [+]
New Orders 5368550.00 5617663.00 14895263.00 93961.00 KRW Million [+]
Changes in Inventories 263.10 -980.90 13533.70 -15359.30 KRW Billion [+]
Bankruptcies 33.00 31.00 3377.00 30.00 Companies [+]
Car Registrations 120975.00 128598.00 155971.00 49944.00 Cars [+]
Leading Economic Index 133.20 132.60 133.20 5.20 Index Points [+]
Mining Production -20.80 -8.40 43.10 -36.00 percent [+]
Steel Production 6160.00 6158.95 6405.68 650.00 Thousand Tonnes [+]
Cement Production 4432.00 5069.00 6134.00 1726.00 Thousands of Tonnes [+]
Coincident Index 126.10 125.70 131.00 5.40 Index Points [+]
Competitiveness Index 5.07 5.03 5.39 4.93 Points [+]
Competitiveness Rank 26.00 26.00 26.00 11.00 [+]
Corruption Index 53.00 56.00 56.00 38.00 Points [+]
Corruption Rank 52.00 37.00 52.00 27.00 [+]
Ease of Doing Business 5.00 4.00 23.00 4.00 [+]
Electricity Production 23629.10 22567.64 23629.10 13859.99 Gigawatt-hour [+]


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 2010. This page provides - South Korea Leading Economic Index - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. South Korea Leading Economic Index - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2017.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
133.20 132.60 133.20 5.20 1970 - 2017 Index Points Monthly
2010=100




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Australia 0.10 Sep/17
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