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Currency 1288 1302
Stock Market 2333 2378 points
GDP Growth Rate 0.6 1.2 percent
GDP Annual Growth Rate 3 4.2 percent
Unemployment Rate 2.8 2.7 percent
Inflation Rate 5.4 4.8 percent
Inflation Rate Mom 0.7 0.7 percent
Interest Rate 1.75 1.5 percent
Balance of Trade -1710 -2510 USD Million
Current Account -80 7060 USD Million
Current Account to GDP 3.5 3.7 percent of GDP
Government Debt to GDP 42.6 36.4 percent of GDP
Government Budget -6.1 -2.6 percent of GDP
Business Confidence 83 86 points
Manufacturing PMI 51.8 52.1 points
Consumer Confidence 96.4 103 points
Retail Sales MoM -0.1 -0.2 percent
Corporate Tax Rate 25 25 percent
Personal Income Tax Rate 45 42 percent
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GDP Growth Rate 0.6 1.2 percent
GDP Annual Growth Rate 3 4.2 percent
GDP 1631 1647 USD Billion
GDP Constant Prices 487105 483070 KRW Billion
Gross National Product 455547 490926 KRW Billion
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 138804 141318 KRW Billion
GDP per capita 31265 31611 USD
GDP per capita PPP 42252 42719 USD
GDP From Agriculture 8724 8365 KRW Billion
GDP From Construction 21443 21521 KRW Billion
GDP From Manufacturing 134196 129751 KRW Billion
GDP From Mining 472 483 KRW Billion
GDP From Public Administration 29684 29369 KRW Billion
GDP From Services 272796 272756 KRW Billion
GDP From Transport 14099 14507 KRW Billion
GDP From Utilities 12729 12165 KRW Billion
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Unemployment Rate 2.8 2.7 percent
Employed Persons 28222 28082 Thousand
Unemployed Persons 811 782 Thousand
Labor Force Participation Rate 64.9 64 percent
Labour Costs 106 112 points
Productivity 123 120 points
Wages 4505228 4087406 KRW/Month
Minimum Wages 9160 8720 KRW/Hour
Wages in Manufacturing 5232994 4563390 KRW/Month
Population 51.78 51.71 Million
Retirement Age Women 62 60
Retirement Age Men 62 60
Employment Rate 61.4 60.6 percent
Youth Unemployment Rate 7.3 7.4 percent
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Inflation Rate 5.4 4.8 percent
Inflation Rate Mom 0.7 0.7 percent
Consumer Price Index CPI 108 107 points
Core Consumer Prices 106 105 points
Core Inflation Rate 4.1 3.6 percent
GDP Deflator 109 107 points
Producer Prices 119 118 points
Producer Prices Change 9.7 9.7 percent
Export Prices 131 127 points
Import Prices 154 148 points
Food Inflation 6.02 4.57 percent
Producer Price Inflation MoM 0.5 1.6 percent
CPI Housing Utilities 106 106 points
CPI Transportation 120 119 points
Inflation Expectations 3.3 3.1 percent
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Coronavirus Vaccination Rate 246 245 doses per 100 people
Coronavirus Vaccination Total 125962969 125950561 doses
Coronavirus Cases 18349756 18339319 Persons
Coronavirus Deaths 24537 24530 Persons
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Interest Rate 1.75 1.5 percent
Interbank Rate 2.24 2.24 percent
Money Supply M0 162181000 160550100 KRW Million
Money Supply M1 1370039 1374255 KRW Billion
Money Supply M2 3656058 3644068 KRW Billion
Money Supply M3 4977732 4960392 KRW Billion
Foreign Exchange Reserves 447711 449298 USD Million
Loans to Private Sector 11191639 11060280 KRW Hundred Million
Deposit Interest Rate 1.94 1.92 percent
Central Bank Balance Sheet 563776 593177 KRW Billion
Foreign Stock Investment 940574 992149 USD Million
Lending Rate 2.75 2.75 percent
Private Debt To GDP 273 253 percent
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Balance of Trade -1710 -2510 USD Million
Current Account -80 7060 USD Million
Current Account to GDP 3.5 3.7 percent of GDP
Exports 61520 57690 USD Million
Imports 63222 60350 USD Million
External Debt 654098 628468 USD Million
Terms of Trade 85.8 84 points
Capital Flows 1689 5414 USD Million
Foreign Direct Investment 5447000 11301161 USD Thousand
Tourism Revenues 785900 748100 USD Million
Tourist Arrivals 99999 81851
Gold Reserves 104 104 Tonnes
Terrorism Index 0.66 0.3
Weapons Sales 827 693 SIPRI TIV Million
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Government Debt to GDP 42.6 36.4 percent of GDP
Government Budget -6.1 -2.6 percent of GDP
Government Budget Value -21317 -33145 KRW Billion
Government Spending 86413 86269 KRW Billion
Government Revenues 236310 163140 KRW Billion
Fiscal Expenditure 257627 196285 KRW Billion
Asylum Applications 6684 15451 Persons
Credit Rating 86
Government Spending To GDP 31.15 30.27 percent of GDP
Military Expenditure 46056 43891 USD Million
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Corporate Tax Rate 25 25 percent
Personal Income Tax Rate 45 42 percent
Sales Tax Rate 10 10 percent
Social Security Rate 19.24 18.94 percent
Social Security Rate For Companies 10.11 9.96 percent
Social Security Rate For Employees 9.13 8.98 percent
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Business Confidence 83 86 points
Manufacturing PMI 51.8 52.1 points
Industrial Production 7.3 3.5 percent
Industrial Production Mom 0.1 -3.3 percent
Manufacturing Production 7.8 3.6 percent
Capacity Utilization 105 105 points
New Orders 11741765 14210286 KRW Million
Changes in Inventories 2199 896 KRW Billion
Bankruptcies 12 13 Companies
Car Registrations 124184 123439
Leading Economic Index 128 128 points
Internet Speed 28554 26116 KBps
IP Addresses 25814048 25049894 IP
Car Production 3506774 3950617
Coincident Index 121 121 points
Competitiveness Index 79.62 78.84 Points
Competitiveness Rank 13 15
Corruption Index 62 61 Points
Corruption Rank 32 33
Ease of Doing Business 5 5
Electricity Production 23450 25674 Gigawatt-hour
Mining Production -11.3 5.9 percent
Steel Production 5800 5500 Thousand Tonnes
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Consumer Confidence 96.4 103 points
Retail Sales MoM -0.1 -0.2 percent
Retail Sales YoY 0.7 0.4 percent
Consumer Spending 223209 224393 KRW Billion
Disposable Personal Income 2078537 1938679 KRW Billion
Personal Savings 35.4 35.9 percent
Consumer Credit 1859423 1862065 KRW Billion
Bank Lending Rate 3.57 3.5 percent
Economic Optimism Index 107 106 Net Balance
Gasoline Prices 1.58 1.57 USD/Liter
Households Debt To GDP 107 106 percent of GDP
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Housing Index 101 101 points
Construction Orders 8331951 6255662 KRW Million
Construction Output 8.2 -2.3 percent
Home Ownership Rate 58 57.7 percent
Price to Rent Ratio 113 112


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