SEOUL, March 24 (Reuters) - The following South Korean
economic indicators and events are scheduled for release soon:
DATE LOCAL/GMT INDICATOR/EVENT PERIOD FORECAST PREV
--------------------------- March 22 week ----------------------
25/03 0600/*2100 Consumer sentiment Mar n/a 85
index
27/03 0800/*2300 Revised gross domestic Q4 n/a
5.6%
product growth (q/q)
--------------------------- March 29 week ----------------------
30/03 0600/*2100 Current account Feb n/a
$1.16b
31/03 1330/ 0430 Industrial output Feb n/a 1.3%
growth (mth/mth)
31/03 1330/ 0430 Service sector output Feb n/a 0.3%
growth (mth/mth)
01/04 1000/ 0100 Export growth (yr/yr) Mar n/a
18.3%
01/04 1330/ 0430 Consumer price index Mar n/a 4.1%
growth (yr/yr)
* GMT on the previous day
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)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
-18.3 -33.8 -17.9 -19.0 8.5 28.2 18.7 36.0 16.6
Import growth (yr/yr pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
-30.9 -31.9 -21.6 -14.9 10.4 45.8 37.0 47.2 32.4
Trade balance ($1 bln)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
2.93 -3.63 0.14 0.14 1.21 -2.10 -3.79 -1.99
0.57
Industrial output growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-25.6 -18.7 -13.8 -1.9 6.3 1.8 8.6 7.0 8.9
Industrial output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
1.3 -9.6 -10.1 -2.5 0.7 -1.3 -1.3
0.1 0.1
Service sector output growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-0.9 -1.0 -1.5 1.4 3.5 1.9 4.2 3.0 5.0
Service sector output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
0.3 0.4 -2.3 -0.2 0.2 -0.8 1.0
0.1 0.2
Consumer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
4.1 3.7 4.1 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.6 5.9 5.5
Consumer price index growth
(mth/mth pct, non-seasonally adjusted)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
0.7 0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 0.1
0.2 0.7 0.6
Producer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
4.4 4.7 5.6 7.8 10.7 11.3 12.3 12.5 10.5
Producer price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
0.6 -0.3 -1.7 -2.3 -0.3 -0.3
0.3 1.9 1.6
Import price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
18.0 16.7 22.4 32.0 47.1 42.6 42.6 50.6 49.0
Import price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
3.9 -1.8 -5.7 -6.6 4.1 2.3
4.4 1.1 2.7
Export price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
22.9 18.6 25.0 31.5 38.6 27.4 21.9 25.1 25.2
Export price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
4.8 -3.4 -4.4 -3.3 7.7 4.6
1.4 0.1 1.1
Unemployment rate (pct, seasonally adjusted)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
3.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2
Current account balance ($mln, seasonally adjusted)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-1,155 1,778 -685 3,459 -2,230 -5,124 -2,408 -58 -488
Foreign exchange reserves ($bln, at month-end)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
201.5 201.7 201.2 200.5 212.3 239.7 243.2 247.5 258.1
Bank of Korea's manufacturing business survey index
(seasonally adjusted)
Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul
48 51 45 52 64 77 78 80 81
Bank of Korea's consumer sentiment index
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Q2
85 84 81 84 88 96 96 84 85
L money supply growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
10.9 10.6 11.5 11.5 12.1 13.3 13.2 12.7 14.2
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
--------------------------- March 22 week ----------------------
25/03 0600/*2100 Consumer sentiment Mar n/a 85
index
27/03 0800/*2300 Revised gross domestic Q4 n/a
5.6%
product growth (q/q)
--------------------------- March 29 week ----------------------
30/03 0600/*2100 Current account Feb n/a
$1.16b
31/03 1330/ 0430 Industrial output Feb n/a 1.3%
growth (mth/mth)
31/03 1330/ 0430 Service sector output Feb n/a 0.3%
growth (mth/mth)
01/04 1000/ 0100 Export growth (yr/yr) Mar n/a
18.3%
01/04 1330/ 0430 Consumer price index Mar n/a 4.1%
growth (yr/yr)
* GMT on the previous day
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)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
-18.3 -33.8 -17.9 -19.0 8.5 28.2 18.7 36.0 16.6
Import growth (yr/yr pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
-30.9 -31.9 -21.6 -14.9 10.4 45.8 37.0 47.2 32.4
Trade balance ($1 bln)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
2.93 -3.63 0.14 0.14 1.21 -2.10 -3.79 -1.99
0.57
Industrial output growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-25.6 -18.7 -13.8 -1.9 6.3 1.8 8.6 7.0 8.9
Industrial output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
1.3 -9.6 -10.1 -2.5 0.7 -1.3 -1.3
0.1 0.1
Service sector output growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-0.9 -1.0 -1.5 1.4 3.5 1.9 4.2 3.0 5.0
Service sector output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
0.3 0.4 -2.3 -0.2 0.2 -0.8 1.0
0.1 0.2
Consumer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
4.1 3.7 4.1 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.6 5.9 5.5
Consumer price index growth
(mth/mth pct, non-seasonally adjusted)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
0.7 0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 0.1
0.2 0.7 0.6
Producer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
4.4 4.7 5.6 7.8 10.7 11.3 12.3 12.5 10.5
Producer price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
0.6 -0.3 -1.7 -2.3 -0.3 -0.3
0.3 1.9 1.6
Import price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
18.0 16.7 22.4 32.0 47.1 42.6 42.6 50.6 49.0
Import price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
3.9 -1.8 -5.7 -6.6 4.1 2.3
4.4 1.1 2.7
Export price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
22.9 18.6 25.0 31.5 38.6 27.4 21.9 25.1 25.2
Export price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
4.8 -3.4 -4.4 -3.3 7.7 4.6
1.4 0.1 1.1
Unemployment rate (pct, seasonally adjusted)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
3.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2
Current account balance ($mln, seasonally adjusted)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-1,155 1,778 -685 3,459 -2,230 -5,124 -2,408 -58 -488
Foreign exchange reserves ($bln, at month-end)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
201.5 201.7 201.2 200.5 212.3 239.7 243.2 247.5 258.1
Bank of Korea's manufacturing business survey index
(seasonally adjusted)
Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul
48 51 45 52 64 77 78 80 81
Bank of Korea's consumer sentiment index
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Q2
85 84 81 84 88 96 96 84 85
L money supply growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
10.9 10.6 11.5 11.5 12.1 13.3 13.2 12.7 14.2
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.