Macro & Inflation price indices for South Korea
16 official price series covering 10 subcategories in South Korea. Sources: FRED, EIA, USDA, DBnomics. Latest data: 2026-03-01.
Macro & Inflation indices for South Korea cover 16 series across CPI, PPI, Import Prices. Latest data: 2026-03-01. OECD ULC, Construction (South Korea) leads the upside at +7.1% over the past month, +81.0% year on year. OECD ULC, Wholesale & Retail Trade (South Korea) has moved the other direction at -3.0% over the same window. For procurement teams sourcing macro & inflation inputs in or from South Korea, the table below carries the full series, source IDs, and frequencies so you can pull the raw data into a negotiation model or supplier benchmarking view.
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Indices and recent changes
Ranked by 1-month change. Click any row for full chart and forecast.
| Index | Current | 1M | 3M | 12M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OECD ULC, Construction (South Korea) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 128.21 | +7.1% | +13.9% | +81.0% |
| OECD ULC, Information & Communication (South Korea) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 115.72 | +6.0% | +9.8% | +39.3% |
| OECD Unit Labour Cost, Manufacturing (South Korea) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 109.08 | +5.1% | +7.7% | +21.1% |
| OECD Unit Labour Cost, Industry B-E (South Korea) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 110.44 | +5.0% | +7.9% | +22.8% |
| OECD Manufacturing Hourly Earnings Index (South Korea) Labour Cost · Index | 147.03 | +4.3% | +3.7% | +13.1% |
| WB GDP per Capita, USD (South Korea) GDP · USD | 33,121.37 | +2.2% | +4.4% | +32.0% |
| OECD Unit Labour Cost, Total Economy (South Korea) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 114.33 | +1.9% | +4.4% | +22.7% |
| OECD Average Annual Wage (USD-PPP, South Korea) Wages · USD-PPP per year | 50,946.72 | +1.3% | -2.8% | +18.6% |
| OECD Composite Leading Indicator (South Korea) Leading Indicator · Index (LT avg=100) | 102.28 | +0.2% | +0.7% | +2.4% |
| OECD Real Minimum Wage (USD-PPP, hourly, South Korea) Minimum Wage · USD-PPP per hour | 10.57 | +0.2% | +1.5% | +73.1% |
| OECD ULC, Wholesale & Retail Trade (South Korea) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 109.49 | -3.0% | +4.4% | +18.3% |
| CPI: All Items (South Korea) CPI · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Industry (South Korea) PPI · Index | — | — | — | — |
| Import Prices (South Korea) Import Prices · Index | — | — | — | — |
| KRW/USD Exchange Rate FX · Rate | — | — | — | — |
| KRW/USD Exchange Rate (Monthly) FX · Rate | — | — | — | — |
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Data is refreshed on source release. FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis), EIA (US Energy Information Administration), USDA NASS, and DBnomics aggregate official series from 90+ statistical agencies. All series IDs shown above can be retrieved via the free ProcureIndex API: /docs. Methodology and freshness logic at /docs/sources.