Import Price Index y/y 2026 - economic data from South Korea

Last release

14 Apr 2026 21:00 GMT

Actual

18.4%

Forecast

1.2%

1.6%

Next release

14 May 2026 21:00 GMT

Actual

Coming in 16 days

Forecast

20.5%

18.4%

Actual

Forecast

2 years 5 years All time

Date (GMT)

Reference

Actual

Forecast

13 Aug 2019

Jul 2019

-1.3%

-4.1%

-0.6%

11 Jul 2019

Jun 2019

-0.4%

2.7%

4.5%

13 Jun 2019

May 2019

4.6%

3.0%

5.4%

13 May 2019

Apr 2019

4.8%

3.7%

4.3%

11 Apr 2019

Mar 2019

4.3%

5.0%

3.5%

14 Mar 2019

Feb 2019

3.6%

4.3%

2.4%

18 Feb 2019

Jan 2019

2.5%

—

3.2%

14 Jan 2019

Dec 2018

3.2%

—

6.1%

12 Dec 2018

Nov 2018

6.0%

—

10.9%

12 Nov 2018

Oct 2018

10.7%

—

9.6%

15 Oct 2018

Sep 2018

9.7%

—

10.0%

13 Sept 2018

Aug 2018

10.0%

—

11.9%

13 Aug 2018

Jul 2018

12.2%

—

10.9%

12 Jul 2018

Jun 2018

10.9%

—

8.1%

18 Jun 2018

May 2018

8.1%

—

3.7%

14 May 2018

Apr 2018

4.0%

—

3.2%

12 Apr 2018

Mar 2018

3.1%

—

0.4%

13 Mar 2018

Feb 2018

0.4%

—

-2.4%

12 Feb 2018

Jan 2018

-2.4%

—

-0.9%

14 Jan 2018

Dec 2017

-1.0%

—

4.0%

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