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
13 Apr 2021
Mar 2021
9.0%
4.6%
-0.3%
15 Mar 2021
Feb 2021
-0.8%
-6.5%
-5.8%
15 Feb 2021
Jan 2021
-6.7%
-11.2%
-9.9%
13 Jan 2021
Dec 2020
-10.2%
-7.4%
-10.3%
15 Dec 2020
Nov 2020
-10.6%
-14.4%
-11.2%
11 Nov 2020
Oct 2020
-11.6%
-10.0%
-11.3%
15 Oct 2020
Sep 2020
-11.5%
-5.7%
-10.5%
14 Sept 2020
Aug 2020
-10.5%
-13.9%
-8.9%
13 Aug 2020
Jul 2020
-9.0%
-5.3%
-7.4%
14 Jul 2020
Jun 2020
-7.3%
-8.1%
-13.0%
11 Jun 2020
May 2020
-12.8%
-16.7%
-14.6%
14 May 2020
Apr 2020
-14.1%
-14.1%
-7.9%
13 Apr 2020
Mar 2020
-7.7%
-0.6%
-1.0%
12 Mar 2020
Feb 2020
-0.9%
4.6%
2.7%
13 Feb 2020
Jan 2020
2.7%
2.6%
3.3%
14 Jan 2020
Dec 2019
3.4%
-2.2%
-2.1%
12 Dec 2019
Nov 2019
-2.1%
-5.3%
-6.0%
13 Nov 2019
Oct 2019
-5.7%
-6.1%
-2.0%
15 Oct 2019
Sep 2019
-2.2%
-0.3%
-0.2%
17 Sept 2019
Aug 2019
0.0%
1.0%
-1.1%