South Korea Consumer Price Index (CPI): Local Source Base Year: Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics

1985 - 2023 | Quarterly | 2020=100 | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

South Korea Consumer Price Index (CPI): Local Source Base Year: Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics data was reported at 104.493 2020=100 in Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 103.470 2020=100 for Sep 2023. South Korea Consumer Price Index (CPI): Local Source Base Year: Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics data is updated quarterly, averaging 52.854 2020=100 from Mar 1985 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 156 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 104.493 2020=100 in Dec 2023 and a record low of 22.027 2020=100 in Mar 1985. South Korea Consumer Price Index (CPI): Local Source Base Year: Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.OECD.MEI: Consumer Price Index: COICOP 1999: OECD Member: Quarterly. The Consumer price index is produced by collecting the prices of goods and services and its result is used as basic data for government financial policies and as deflator of other economic indices, such as Household Income & Expenditure and National Account. Type of prices: Actual transaction prices exclude abnormal prices such as temporarily irregular prices caused by disaster or similar conditions, discounts due to volume transactions, goods sold on an installment basis and second-hand articles. Tax: Sales taxes are included. Method of collection: Most collection is done by personal visit and some are collected centrally for items such as electric charges, whose prices are the same throughout the country. Rents are collected from households as part of the LFS (Labor Force Survey). Treatment of rentals for housing: the index includes a measure of rentals for housing. Treatment of Owner-occupied housing: It is not included in the CPI main index but it is provided as a complementary index. Treatment of missing prices: When a price observation is temporarily unavailable in a given month, its price is imputed by the price movements of similar products of the same item in the same geographic area. Treatment of quality changes: For minor quality differences (such as changes in packaging, style,...) a direct adjustment for the price difference is applied. For significant quality differences, the splicing (overlap) method is used. Introduction of new products: New items are introduced at the time weights are updated. it means once every five years. Selection of replacement items: When a specific variety is permanently unavailable in an outlet, another product in the same outlet that most closely meets the specifications of the previous variety is selected as a replacement. Treatment of seasonal items: For items such as fresh fish, fruit, and vegetables that are not available on the market during the off-season, the last available prices are used to calculate the index until new prices are available.; Index series starts in January 1985

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Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
104.493 Dec 2023 103.470 Sep 2023 22.027 Mar 1985 104.493 Dec 2023 2020=100 quarterly Mar 1985 - Dec 2023

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South Korea Key Series

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 70,250.328 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 41,380.693 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 2.340 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
GDP Deflator Growth (%) 2.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Jun 2025
GDP per Capita (USD) 36,222.600 2024 yearly 1953 - 2024
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 137,346.387 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 493,487.155 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Gross Savings Rate (%) 35.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Jun 2025
Investment: % of GDP (%) 29.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 471,908.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2025
Nominal GDP Growth (%) 4.620 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Sep 2025
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 232,348.019 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 48.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 85,154.809 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 17.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Real GDP Growth (%) 1.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Sep 2025
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 85.224 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Production Last Frequency Range
Gold Production (kg) 43.000 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Industrial Production Index Growth (%) -2.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Oct 2025
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 5,074,593.000 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Motor Vehicle Production (Unit) 4,127,251.000 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Silver Production (Metric Ton) 2.322 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Construction and Properties Last Frequency Range
Building Permits (Unit) 8,871.000 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1979 - Oct 2025
House Prices Growth (%) 0.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Nov 2025
Nominal Residential Property Price Index (2010=100) 142.394 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2025
Nominal Residential Property Price Index Growth (%) 0.108 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Jun 2025
Real Residential Property Price Index (2010=100) 105.734 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2025
Real Residential Property Price Index Growth (%) -1.903 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Jun 2025
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KRW bn) 768,475.754 2030 yearly 1995 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KRW bn) 2,010,487.869 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (KRW bn) 736,053.817 2030 yearly 1995 - 2030
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 47.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 896,321.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 28,881.029 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -7,001.194 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 14.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Employed Persons (Person) 28,782,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Forecast: Employment (Person mn) 28.727 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 51.305 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 2.800 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 64.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Labour Productivity Growth (%) 1.07 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1983 - Sep 2025
Monthly Earnings (USD) 3,110 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Population (Person mn) 51.8 2024 yearly 1956 - 2024
Unemployment Rate (%) 2.60 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025

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