Import Price Index in South Korea

Banco de Corea (BOK) · Monthly · Importance 30

160.09 (Jul-26) ABS · 2020=100 · Mensual · CSV

Period	2020=100
Jul 2026	160.09
Jun 2026	161.71
May 2026	168.78
Apr 2026	168.49
Mar 2026	172.16
Feb 2026	145.88
Jan 2026	143.74
Dec 2025	142.68
Nov 2025	141.47
Oct 2025	138.19
Sep 2025	135.56
Aug 2025	135.21
Jul 2025	134.84
Jun 2025	133.73
May 2025	134.61
Apr 2025	139.82
Mar 2025	143.04
Feb 2025	143.60
Jan 2025	145.08
Dec 2024	141.98
Nov 2024	138.80
Oct 2024	137.55
Sep 2024	134.67
Aug 2024	138.23
Jul 2024	143.28
Jun 2024	142.64
May 2024	141.77
Apr 2024	143.57
Mar 2024	138.31
Feb 2024	137.63
Jan 2024	136.27
Dec 2023	132.89
Nov 2023	135.04
Oct 2023	141.07
Sep 2023	139.83
Aug 2023	135.83
Jul 2023	130.43
Jun 2023	130.16
May 2023	135.35
Apr 2023	139.58
Mar 2023	139.00
Feb 2023	137.95
Jan 2023	135.29
Dec 2022	138.28
Nov 2022	147.92
Oct 2022	156.50
Sep 2022	154.70
Aug 2022	149.68
Jul 2022	151.00
Jun 2022	155.09
May 2022	154.23
Apr 2022	148.60
Mar 2022	149.45
Feb 2022	138.93
Jan 2022	132.86
Dec 2021	127.23
Nov 2021	129.82
Oct 2021	131.11
Sep 2021	124.58
Aug 2021	121.79

Period	%
Jul 2026	18.7%
Jun 2026	20.9%
May 2026	25.4%
Apr 2026	20.5%
Mar 2026	20.4%
Feb 2026	1.6%
Jan 2026	-0.9%
Dec 2025	0.5%
Nov 2025	1.9%
Oct 2025	0.5%
Sep 2025	0.7%
Aug 2025	-2.2%
Jul 2025	-5.9%
Jun 2025	-6.2%
May 2025	-5.1%
Apr 2025	-2.6%
Mar 2025	3.4%
Feb 2025	4.3%
Jan 2025	6.5%
Dec 2024	6.8%
Nov 2024	2.8%
Oct 2024	-2.5%
Sep 2024	-3.7%
Aug 2024	1.8%
Jul 2024	9.9%
Jun 2024	9.6%
May 2024	4.7%
Apr 2024	2.9%
Mar 2024	-0.5%
Feb 2024	-0.2%
Jan 2024	0.7%
Dec 2023	-3.9%
Nov 2023	-8.7%
Oct 2023	-9.9%
Sep 2023	-9.6%
Aug 2023	-9.3%
Jul 2023	-13.6%
Jun 2023	-16.1%
May 2023	-12.2%
Apr 2023	-6.1%
Mar 2023	-7.0%
Feb 2023	-0.7%
Jan 2023	1.8%
Dec 2022	8.7%
Nov 2022	13.9%
Oct 2022	19.4%
Sep 2022	24.2%
Aug 2022	22.9%

About this indicator

Source	Bank of Korea (BOK) - ECOS
Frequency	Monthly
Release	Mediados del mes siguiente al periodo de referencia.
What it is	Measures the change in the price of goods imported into South Korea, expressed in won. Published by the Bank of Korea, it is a leading gauge of imported inflation from energy, commodities and intermediate goods.
How it's calculated	A Laspeyres-type index (2020=100) compiled by the Bank of Korea from a broad sample of imported items priced in won. The headline figure is the year-on-year change (%), with a month-on-month reading also released.
Market implications	Because it is measured in won, it foreshadows the cost pressures that energy, commodities and a weaker won pass through to producer and consumer prices. A rising print strengthens the case for tighter Bank of Korea policy.
Limitations	Being won-denominated, it blends the move in the underlying price with the exchange rate, making it volatile and highly sensitive to energy and to the won; it does not separate the currency effect from the price effect.