Import Price Index y/y reflects changes in prices of goods and services imported to South Korea in the given month compared to the same month of the previous year. Each category of goods or services used for the index calculation is given a certain weight. The growth of import prices is an indication of trading activity and is a leading indicator of consumer inflation in South Korea.
South Korea Import Price Index y/y
Last release
14 Apr 2026 21:00 GMT
Actual
18.4%
Forecast
1.2%
Previous
1.6%
Next release
14 May 2026 21:00 GMT
Actual
Coming in 16 days
Forecast
20.5%
Previous
18.4%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
14 Dec 2022
Nov 2022
14.2%
18.6%
19.4%
14 Nov 2022
Oct 2022
19.8%
27.5%
24.2%
13 Oct 2022
Sep 2022
24.1%
20.8%
22.9%
15 Sept 2022
Aug 2022
22.9%
23.1%
25.6%
11 Aug 2022
Jul 2022
27.9%
33.0%
33.6%
14 Jul 2022
Jun 2022
33.6%
34.5%
36.5%
15 Jun 2022
May 2022
36.3%
28.0%
35.4%
12 May 2022
Apr 2022
35.0%
42.5%
35.9%
13 Apr 2022
Mar 2022
35.5%
22.5%
30.7%
14 Mar 2022
Feb 2022
29.4%
31.0%
30.5%
14 Feb 2022
Jan 2022
30.1%
31.6%
29.6%
12 Jan 2022
Dec 2021
29.7%
28.6%
35.0%
13 Dec 2021
Nov 2021
35.5%
42.7%
36.3%
11 Nov 2021
Oct 2021
35.8%
33.2%
26.6%
13 Oct 2021
Sep 2021
26.8%
19.7%
22.4%
13 Sept 2021
Aug 2021
21.6%
25.0%
19.5%
12 Aug 2021
Jul 2021
19.2%
17.4%
14.4%
13 Jul 2021
Jun 2021
14.0%
8.9%
14.2%
10 Jun 2021
May 2021
13.8%
13.2%
15.3%
13 May 2021
Apr 2021
15.0%
14.5%
9.0%