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  • Date of last update :Feb/02/10 updated
  • Unless otherwise indicated, the data are not seasonally adjusted.
  • Unless otherwise indicated, the data are final when first released.
  • Real Sector
    • Real Sector
      Unit Description Observations Links to Country Data
      Period of Latest Data Latest Data Previous Data
      National Accounts         BOK
      Billion won preliminary Q3/09 273,418.80 262,631.4  
      Billion won preliminary Q4/09

      262,213.6

      248,727.9

      		  
      Production Index 2005=100 Dec/09 133.4 129.7 KOSIS
      Forward-looking indicators          
      * Leading composite Index 14 2005=100 Dec/09 128.2 127.4 KOSIS
      * Business Survey Index 01   Jan/10 90 89 BOK
      Employment Thousand persons Dec/09 23,229 23,806 KOSIS
      Unemployment % of labor force, SA Dec/09 3.5 3.5 KOSIS
      Wages/Earnings 13 2005=100 Q3/09 114.0 108.8 MOL
      Consumer Price Index 2005=100 Jan/09 114.2 113.8 KOSIS
      Producer Price Index(PPI) 2005=100 Dec/09

      111.9

      		 111.3 BOK
  • Fiscal Sector
    • Fiscal Sector
      Unit Description Observations Links to Country Data
      Period of Latest Data Latest Data Previous Data
      General Government or public sector Operations 02         MOSF
      * Revenue Billion won 2007 310,659 271,000  
      * Expenditure Billion won 2007 268,320 260,801  
      * Balance, Deficit/Surplus Billion won 2007 42,338 10,199  
      * Financing Billion won 2007 -42,338 -10,199  
      Central Government Operations         MOSF
      * Revenue Billion won Nov/09 235,887 217,503  
      * Expenditure Billion won Nov/09 245,971 234,112  
      * Balance, Deficit/Surplus 12 Billion won Nov/09 -10,083 -16,609  
      * Financing Billion won Nov/09 10,083 16,609  
      Central Government Debt         MOSF
      * Total gross outstanding of the central Government debt Billion won Q3/09 345,584

      337,747

      		  
      * Debt by original maturity Billion won Q3/09

      345,584

      337,747

      		  
      * Debt by debt instrument Billion won Q3/09

      345,584

      337,747

      		  
      * Debt by residency Billion won Q3/09

      345,584

      337,747

      		  
      * Central Government guaranteed debt 15 Billion won Q3/09

      29,979

      276,728

      		  
  • Financial Sector
    • Financial Sector
      Unit Description Observations Links to Country Data
      Period of Latest Data Latest Data Previous Data
      Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector (Monetary Survey)         BOK
      * Monetary aggregates(M2, broad, end of month ) Billion won

      Nov/09

      1,564,351.2

      		 1,554,701.40  
      * Domestic claims (End of month) Billion won Nov/09 1,798,004.8 1,799,182.60  
      - public sector 04 (End of month) Billion won Nov/09

      -76,322.0

      		 -72,500.80  
      - private sector 05 (End of month) Billion won Nov/09

      1,874,326.9

      		 1,871,683.20  
      * External position(Net foreign assets) Billion won Nov/09

      267,852.1

      		 257,843.90  
      - Gross foreign assets Billion won Nov/09

      529,939.0

      		 525,935.90  
      - Gross foreign liabilities Billion won Nov/09

      262,086.9

      		 268,092.00  
      Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank         BOK
      * Monetary base Billion won

      Dec/09

      		 p67,196.1

      r60,194.2

      		  
      * Domestic claims (End of month) Billion won Dec/09

      p-81,554.1

      r-83,111.2

      		  
      - public sector (End of month) 04 Billion won Dec/09

      p-93,216.5

      		 r-94,896.4  
      - private sector (End of month ) 05 Billion won Dec/09

      p11,662.4

      		 r11,785.1  
      * External position (Net foreign assets) Billion won Dec/09

      p299,086.3

      		 r319,774.8  
      - Gross foreign assets 06 Billion won Dec/09

      p322,697.1

      		 r351,222.4  
      - Gross foreign liabilities Billion won Dec/09 p23,610.7

      r35,447.6

      		  
      Interest Rates 09         BOK
      * Interest rates on aggregrate credit ceiling loans(rediscount policy variable rate) % per year Jan/10 1.25 1.25  
      * Overnight interbank call rates 16(weighted average rates by trading volume) % per year Dec/09

      2.00

      		 2.00  
      * CBs & SBs 17 weighted averages of interest rates on time & saving deposits(newly extended) % per year Dec/09

      3.70

      		 3.54  
      * CBs & SBs weighted averages of interest rates on loans & discounts 18 (newly extended) % per year Dec/09 5.81 5.87  
      * Yields on Treasury bonds 19 (period average rates, a maturity of 3 years) % per year Dec/09

      4.24

      		 4.32  
      Stock Market (Korea Composite Stock Market Index [KOPSI}) 10 Jan/1 980=100.00 Jan/10 1,602.43 1,682.77 KSE
  • External Sector
    • External Sector
      Unit Description Observations Links to Country Data
      Period of Latest Data Latest Data Previous Data
      Balance of Payments (BOP by financial Account)         BOK
      - Imports of goods and services US$ million Dec/09

      p41,240.4

      r35,578.1

      		  
      - Exports of goods and services US$ million Dec/09

      p42,464.3
      r39,757.7
      		  
      - Net income receipts US$ million Dec/09

      p698.5

      r390.0

      		  
      - Net receipts from current transfers US$ million Dec/09

      p-400.9

      		 r-291.9  
      - International Reserves (- , increase) US$ million Dec/09

      p-3,011.4

      		 r-5,637.4  
      - Financial transactions US$ million Dec/09

      p1,638.9

      r1,544.2

      		  
      International Reserves (Official Reserve assets) US$ million Jan/10 273,694 269,994 BOK
      * foreign currency reserves US$ million Jan/10 269,862 266,044  
      * IMF Reserve Position US$ million Jan/10 978 982  
      * SDRs US$ million Jan/10 3,719 3,732  
      * Gold US$ million Jan/10 79 79  
      * Other Reserves Assets US$ million Jan/10 -945 -842  
      International Reserves and Foreign Currency liquidity (Reserves template) US$ million Dec 31/09 269,995 270,892 BOK
      Merchandise Trade         KCS
      *Total exports (FOB value) US$ million Dec/09 33,650 34,513  
      *Total imports (CIF value) US$ million Dec/09 32,920 29,535  
      International Investment Position US$ million Q3/09     BOK
      *Assets(A)     p577,688.1 r531.152.3  
      *Liabilities(B)     p735,406.8 r637,604.2  
      *Net International Investment Position(A-B)     p-157,718.7 r-106,451.9  
      Gross External Debt US$ million Q3/09 p397,502 r378,583 BOK
      Spot Exchange Rates 11 Won per US$ Jan/10 1,161.80 1,164.50 BOK
      (Population Projections for Korea) Thousand persons 2010 48,875 48,747 KOSIS
  • Footnotes (n.a - not available / p - preliminary / r - revised )
    • The Business Survey Index is calculated by the equation "BSI = ratio of corporations which answered positively less the ratio of corporations which negatively plus 100". The index above 100 indicates that the condition for businesses is positive, and below 100 indicates negative condition. From February 2003 the Business Survey Index is disseminated monthly.
    • General Government Operations data began to be disseminated in 1997. Flexibility option is being taken for the timeliness of the General Government Operations category.
    • "Domestic claims on the public sector" covers claims on central government, localgovernment and social security organizations.
    • "Domestic claims on the private sector" covers claims on domestic economy other than the public sector and depository corporations.
    • It is impossible to break down the provisional statistics of the foreign sector into sub-items such as foreign assets or foreign liabilities, because they are estimated in terms of the increase or decrease in net foreign assets on the basis of bank' foreign exchange receipts and payments statistics. But we can provide the final statistics of foreign sector into sub-items such as foreign assets or foreign liabilities.
    • Daily data are disseminated on the Bank of Korea's website.
    • The daily data are posted on the KRX's Internet website (http://eng.krx.co.kr).
    • The public can obtain the daily data for the spot exchange rates on the B.O.K's internet site. The 3-month and 6-month forward exchange rates are not disseminated as the forward exchange market is not sufficiently developed.
    • The data means the balance including social security funds. The balances of the latest observation excluding social security funds is -35,304 billion won.
    • The base year is changed from 2000 to 2005. From December 2006 onwards, the data is disseminated according to the new base year.
    • The base year is changed from 2000 to 2005. From January 2008 onwards, the data is disseminated according to the new base year.
    • Not included in the Central Government Debt.
    • Data are monthly weighted average rates by trading volume.
    • Commercial Banks & Specialized Banks (Excludes domestic branches of foreign banks).
    • Interest rates are weighted averages on amounts of loans with banking funds (excludes overdrafts and revolving loans<'minus loans'>).
    • There are no short-term government bonds issued in Korea.
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