SEOUL, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The following South Korean economic
indicators and events are scheduled for release soon:
DATE LOCAL/GMT INDICATOR/EVENT PERIOD FORECAST PREV
--------------------------- Feb 8 week -------------------------
11/02 1330/ 0430 Unemployment rate Jan n/a 3.3%
11/02 1200/ 0300 L money supply Dec n/a 11.5%
growth (yr/yr)
12/02 ^1000/0100 BOK base rate Feb 2.00% 2.50%
--------------------------- Feb 15 week ------------------------
15/02 1200/ 0300 Import price index Jan n/a 22.4%
growth (yr/yr)
15/02 1200/ 0300 Export price index Jan n/a 25.0%
growth (yr/yr)
^ Expected time
BOK TO CUT RATES BY 50 BPS - South Korea's central bank will probably cut its key interest rate on Thursday as much as 50 basis points to 2.0 percent, the sixth reduction in four months, to stave off the country's first recession in a decade, a Reuters poll showed.
For a full poll, double-click
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The following is a list of the latest South Korean economic data (figures for latest periods subject to revision):
MONTHLY DATA:
Export growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-32.8 -17.9 -19.5 7.8 27.6 18.1 35.6 16.4 26.9
Import growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-32.1 -21.6 -15.0 10.3 45.4 36.4 47.0 32.7 29.6
Trade balance ($1 bln)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-2.97 0.54 -0.12 1.01 -2.10 -3.81 -1.99 -0.57 0.68
Industrial output growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-18.6 -14.0 -2.3 6.1 1.9 8.7 6.6 8.6 10.7
Industrial output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-9.6 -10.7 -2.1 -0.6 -2.2 -0.3 0.1 -0.6 1.0
Service sector output growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-1.0 -1.6 1.5 3.3 1.4 3.9 2.9 4.8 6.0
Service sector output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
0.4 -2.3 -0.1 0.5 -1.3 1.0
0.1 0.0 0.2
Consumer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
3.7 4.1 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.6 5.9 5.5 4.9
Consumer price index growth
(mth/mth pct, non-seasonally adjusted)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 0.1
0.2 0.7 0.6 0.8
Producer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
4.7 5.6 7.8 10.7 11.3 12.3 12.5 10.5 9.0
Producer price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-0.3 -1.7 -2.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 1.9 1.6 1.9
Import price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
22.4 32.0 47.1 42.6 42.6 50.6 49.0 44.6 31.3
Import price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-5.7 -6.6 4.1 2.3 -4.4 1.1 2.7 10.7 3.8
Export price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
25.0 31.5 38.6 27.4 21.9 25.1 25.2 24.0 15.7
Export price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-4.4 -3.3 7.7 4.6 -1.4 0.1 1.1 7.2 2.4
Unemployment rate (pct, seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2
Current account balance ($mln, seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
1,709 -488 3,260 -2,650 -4,805 -1,879 159
1,014 2,735
Foreign exchange reserves ($bln, at month-end)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
201.7 201.2 200.5 212.3 239.7 243.2 247.5 258.1 258.2
Bank of Korea's manufacturing business survey index
(seasonally adjusted)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
51 45 52 64 77 78 80 81 87
Bank of Korea's consumer sentiment index
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Q2 Q1
84 81 84 88 96 96 84 85 102
L money supply growth (yr/yr pct)
Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar
11.5 11.5 12.1 13.3 13.2 12.7 14.2 14.6 12.9
QUARTERLY DATA:
GDP growth (yr/yr pct)
Q4/2008 Q3/2008 Q2/2008 Q1/2008 Q4/2007 Q3/2007
-3.4 3.8 4.8 5.8 5.7 5.1
GDP growth (qtr/qtr pct, seasonally adjusted)
Q4/2008 Q3/2008 Q2/2008 Q1/2008 Q4/2007 Q3/2007
-5.6 0.5 0.8 0.8 1.6 1.5
ANNUAL DATA:
GDP growth (pct)
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
2.5 5.0 5.1 4.2 4.7 3.1 7.0 3.8 8.5
Fiscal balance (pct of annual GDP)
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
0.4 -1.3 -1.0 -0.5 0.1 0.7 -1.3 -1.0
3.9
Sources: Ministry of Strategy and Finance
Bank of Korea
Ministry of Knowledge Economy
Ministry of Labour
National Statistical Office
(Reporting by Cheon Jong-woo; Editing by Yoo Choonsik) Keywords: KOREA ECONOMY/DATA (jongwoo.cheon@thomsonreuters.com; +82 2 3704 5665; Reuters Messaging;jongwoo.cheon.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
DATE LOCAL/GMT INDICATOR/EVENT PERIOD FORECAST PREV
--------------------------- Feb 8 week -------------------------
11/02 1330/ 0430 Unemployment rate Jan n/a 3.3%
11/02 1200/ 0300 L money supply Dec n/a 11.5%
growth (yr/yr)
12/02 ^1000/0100 BOK base rate Feb 2.00% 2.50%
--------------------------- Feb 15 week ------------------------
15/02 1200/ 0300 Import price index Jan n/a 22.4%
growth (yr/yr)
15/02 1200/ 0300 Export price index Jan n/a 25.0%
growth (yr/yr)
^ Expected time
BOK TO CUT RATES BY 50 BPS - South Korea's central bank will probably cut its key interest rate on Thursday as much as 50 basis points to 2.0 percent, the sixth reduction in four months, to stave off the country's first recession in a decade, a Reuters poll showed.
For a full poll, double-click
- - - -
The following is a list of the latest South Korean economic data (figures for latest periods subject to revision):
MONTHLY DATA:
Export growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-32.8 -17.9 -19.5 7.8 27.6 18.1 35.6 16.4 26.9
Import growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-32.1 -21.6 -15.0 10.3 45.4 36.4 47.0 32.7 29.6
Trade balance ($1 bln)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-2.97 0.54 -0.12 1.01 -2.10 -3.81 -1.99 -0.57 0.68
Industrial output growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-18.6 -14.0 -2.3 6.1 1.9 8.7 6.6 8.6 10.7
Industrial output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-9.6 -10.7 -2.1 -0.6 -2.2 -0.3 0.1 -0.6 1.0
Service sector output growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-1.0 -1.6 1.5 3.3 1.4 3.9 2.9 4.8 6.0
Service sector output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
0.4 -2.3 -0.1 0.5 -1.3 1.0
0.1 0.0 0.2
Consumer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
3.7 4.1 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.6 5.9 5.5 4.9
Consumer price index growth
(mth/mth pct, non-seasonally adjusted)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 0.1
0.2 0.7 0.6 0.8
Producer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
4.7 5.6 7.8 10.7 11.3 12.3 12.5 10.5 9.0
Producer price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-0.3 -1.7 -2.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 1.9 1.6 1.9
Import price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
22.4 32.0 47.1 42.6 42.6 50.6 49.0 44.6 31.3
Import price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-5.7 -6.6 4.1 2.3 -4.4 1.1 2.7 10.7 3.8
Export price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
25.0 31.5 38.6 27.4 21.9 25.1 25.2 24.0 15.7
Export price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-4.4 -3.3 7.7 4.6 -1.4 0.1 1.1 7.2 2.4
Unemployment rate (pct, seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2
Current account balance ($mln, seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
1,709 -488 3,260 -2,650 -4,805 -1,879 159
1,014 2,735
Foreign exchange reserves ($bln, at month-end)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
201.7 201.2 200.5 212.3 239.7 243.2 247.5 258.1 258.2
Bank of Korea's manufacturing business survey index
(seasonally adjusted)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
51 45 52 64 77 78 80 81 87
Bank of Korea's consumer sentiment index
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Q2 Q1
84 81 84 88 96 96 84 85 102
L money supply growth (yr/yr pct)
Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar
11.5 11.5 12.1 13.3 13.2 12.7 14.2 14.6 12.9
QUARTERLY DATA:
GDP growth (yr/yr pct)
Q4/2008 Q3/2008 Q2/2008 Q1/2008 Q4/2007 Q3/2007
-3.4 3.8 4.8 5.8 5.7 5.1
GDP growth (qtr/qtr pct, seasonally adjusted)
Q4/2008 Q3/2008 Q2/2008 Q1/2008 Q4/2007 Q3/2007
-5.6 0.5 0.8 0.8 1.6 1.5
ANNUAL DATA:
GDP growth (pct)
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
2.5 5.0 5.1 4.2 4.7 3.1 7.0 3.8 8.5
Fiscal balance (pct of annual GDP)
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
0.4 -1.3 -1.0 -0.5 0.1 0.7 -1.3 -1.0
3.9
Sources: Ministry of Strategy and Finance
Bank of Korea
Ministry of Knowledge Economy
Ministry of Labour
National Statistical Office
(Reporting by Cheon Jong-woo; Editing by Yoo Choonsik) Keywords: KOREA ECONOMY/DATA (jongwoo.cheon@thomsonreuters.com; +82 2 3704 5665; Reuters Messaging;jongwoo.cheon.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.