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

Last release

14 Sept 2026 21:00 GMT

Actual

15.6%

Forecast

15.0%

18.8%

Next release

15 Oct 2026 21:00 GMT

Actual

Coming in 25 days

Forecast

14.4%

15.6%

Actual

Forecast

2 years 5 years All time

Date (GMT)

Reference

Actual

Forecast

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%

11 Dec 2017

Nov 2017

3.9%

—

6.8%

12 Nov 2017

Oct 2017

6.8%

—

10.8%

17 Oct 2017

Sep 2017

10.7%

—

9.1%

12 Sept 2017

Aug 2017

9.0%

—

5.5%

10 Aug 2017

Jul 2017

5.4%

—

2.0%

13 Jul 2017

Jun 2017

2.3%

—

4.1%

15 Jun 2017

May 2017

4.1%

—

9.2%

16 May 2017

Apr 2017

9.3%

—

6.8%

13 Apr 2017

Mar 2017

6.9%

—

9.2%

13 Mar 2017

Feb 2017

9.1%

—

13.3%

13 Feb 2017

Jan 2017

13.2%

—

9.2%

10 Jan 2017

Dec 2016

9.2%

—

3.6%

13 Dec 2016

Nov 2016

3.6%

—

-0.6%

13 Nov 2016

Oct 2016

-0.6%

—

-7.7%

13 Oct 2016

Sep 2016

-7.8%

—

-8.4%

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