SEOUL, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The following South Korean economic
indicators and events are scheduled for release soon:
DATE LOCAL/GMT INDICATOR/EVENT PERIOD FORECAST PREV
--------------------------- Nov 8 week -------------------------
9/11 1200/ 0300 Producer price index Oct n/a
2.6%
growth (yr/yr)
11/11 1200/ 0300 L Money supply Sept n/a 8.9%
growth (yr/yr)
11/11 1330/ 0430 Unemployment rate Oct n/a 3.6%
12/11 ^1000/0100 BOK base rate Nov n/a 2.00%
--------------------------- Nov 15 week ------------------------
15/11 1200/ 0300 Import prices Oct n/a
10.8%
growth (yr/yr)
15/11 1200/ 0300 Export prices Oct n/a
7.2%
growth (yr/yr)
^ Expected time
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)
Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
-8.3 -7.8 -20.9 -21.9 -12.6 -29.0 -19.9 -22.5 -18.5
Import growth (yr/yr pct)
Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
-16.3 -24.6 -32.2 -35.6 -32.4 -39.7 -35.2 -35.6 -30.8
Trade balance ($1 bln)
Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
3.79 4.71 1.57 4.34 6.97 4.63 5.54 3.99 2.82
Industrial output growth (yr/yr pct)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
11.0 1.1 0.7 -1.1 -9.0 -8.2 -10.5 -10.0
25.5
Industrial output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
5.4
1.2 1.9 5.8 1.4 2.6 4.9 7.1 1.7
Service sector output growth (yr/yr pct)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
4.2 1.0 0.9 2.8 0.3 1.9 -0.7 0.3
1.1
Service sector output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
2.6 -0.8 -0.6 1.9 -1.0 2.9
1.0 1.4 0.5
Consumer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
2.0 2.2 2.2 1.6 2.0 2.7 3.6 3.9 4.1
Consumer price index growth
(mth/mth pct, non-seasonally adjusted)
Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
-0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.7
Producer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
-2.6 -3.0 -3.8 -3.1 -1.3 1.5 3.5 4.4 4.7
Producer price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
0.1 0.5 1.2 -0.3 -0.8 0.2 0.5 0.6
0.3
Import price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
-10.8 -7.0 -12.9 -11.9 -13.9 -1.8 10.6 18.0 16.7
Import price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
-1.9 2.1 0.0 5.1 -3.0 -7.8 1.3 3.9 -1.8
Export price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
-7.2 -1.1 -2.7 -3.3 -4.1 7.7 17.4 22.9 18.6
Export price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
-1.8 0.2 0.7 1.9 -4.5 -6.0 1.6 4.8 -3.4
Unemployment rate (pct, seasonally adjusted)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
3.6 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.3
Current account balance ($mln, seasonally adjusted)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
3,658 1,650 3,895 4,669 2,986 6,470 6,643 4,088
1,444
Foreign exchange reserves ($bln, at month-end)
Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
264.2 254.2 245.5 237.5 231.7 226.8 212.5 206.3 201.5
Bank of Korea's manufacturing business survey index
(seasonally adjusted)
Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar
91 92 92 86 82 74 67 58 48
Bank of Korea's consumer sentiment index
Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
117 114 114 109 106 105 98 84 85
L money supply growth (yr/yr pct)
Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec
8.9 9.7 9.9 9.5 9.5 10.6 10.8 10.9 10.6
QUARTERLY DATA:
GDP growth (yr/yr pct)
Q3/2009 Q2/2009 Q1/2009 Q4/2008 Q3/2008 Q2/2008
0.6 -2.2 -4.2
3.4 3.1 4.3
GDP growth (qtr/qtr pct, seasonally adjusted)
Q3/2009 Q2/2009 Q1/2009 Q4/2008 Q3/2008 Q2/2008
2.9 2.6 0.1
5.1 0.2 0.4
ANNUAL DATA:
GDP growth (pct)
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
2.2 5.1 5.2 4.0 4.6 2.8 7.2 4.0 8.5
Fiscal balance (pct of annual GDP)
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
-1.6 0.4 -1.3 -1.0 -0.5 0.1 0.7 -1.3 -1.0
Sources: Ministry of Strategy and Finance
Bank of Korea
Ministry of Knowledge Economy
Ministry of Labour
National Statistical Office
- - - - -
Following are 2009 forecasts for the South Korean economy by major organisations, compiled by Reuters (percent growth from a year earlier unless stated otherwise):
GDP ^CPI ~C/A
Reuters poll (Oct 13) -0.9 2.8 =
International Monetary Fund (Oct 1) -1.0 2.6 =
Asian Development Bank (Sept 22) -2.0 2.5 =
Korea Development Institute (Sept 8) -0.7 2.8 31.1
Bank of Korea (July 10) -1.6 2.9 29.0
Finance Ministry (June 25) -1.5 below 3.0 25.0
OECD (June 24) -2.2 2.5 26.2
World Bank (June 22) -3.5/-3.0 = =
Notes:
OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
^ average percentage growth in the consumer price index
~ current account balance in billion U.S. dollars
= no forecast
Dates in brackets show when the forecast was made.
(Reporting by Cheon Jong-woo; Editing by Yoo Choonsik)
((jongwoo.cheon@thomsonreuters.com; +82 2 3704 5665; Reuters Messaging;jongwoo.cheon.reuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: KOREA ECONOMY/DATA (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) 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
--------------------------- Nov 8 week -------------------------
9/11 1200/ 0300 Producer price index Oct n/a
2.6%
growth (yr/yr)
11/11 1200/ 0300 L Money supply Sept n/a 8.9%
growth (yr/yr)
11/11 1330/ 0430 Unemployment rate Oct n/a 3.6%
12/11 ^1000/0100 BOK base rate Nov n/a 2.00%
--------------------------- Nov 15 week ------------------------
15/11 1200/ 0300 Import prices Oct n/a
10.8%
growth (yr/yr)
15/11 1200/ 0300 Export prices Oct n/a
7.2%
growth (yr/yr)
^ Expected time
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)
Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
-8.3 -7.8 -20.9 -21.9 -12.6 -29.0 -19.9 -22.5 -18.5
Import growth (yr/yr pct)
Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
-16.3 -24.6 -32.2 -35.6 -32.4 -39.7 -35.2 -35.6 -30.8
Trade balance ($1 bln)
Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
3.79 4.71 1.57 4.34 6.97 4.63 5.54 3.99 2.82
Industrial output growth (yr/yr pct)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
11.0 1.1 0.7 -1.1 -9.0 -8.2 -10.5 -10.0
25.5
Industrial output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
5.4
1.2 1.9 5.8 1.4 2.6 4.9 7.1 1.7
Service sector output growth (yr/yr pct)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
4.2 1.0 0.9 2.8 0.3 1.9 -0.7 0.3
1.1
Service sector output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
2.6 -0.8 -0.6 1.9 -1.0 2.9
1.0 1.4 0.5
Consumer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
2.0 2.2 2.2 1.6 2.0 2.7 3.6 3.9 4.1
Consumer price index growth
(mth/mth pct, non-seasonally adjusted)
Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
-0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.7
Producer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
-2.6 -3.0 -3.8 -3.1 -1.3 1.5 3.5 4.4 4.7
Producer price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
0.1 0.5 1.2 -0.3 -0.8 0.2 0.5 0.6
0.3
Import price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
-10.8 -7.0 -12.9 -11.9 -13.9 -1.8 10.6 18.0 16.7
Import price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
-1.9 2.1 0.0 5.1 -3.0 -7.8 1.3 3.9 -1.8
Export price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
-7.2 -1.1 -2.7 -3.3 -4.1 7.7 17.4 22.9 18.6
Export price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
-1.8 0.2 0.7 1.9 -4.5 -6.0 1.6 4.8 -3.4
Unemployment rate (pct, seasonally adjusted)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
3.6 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.3
Current account balance ($mln, seasonally adjusted)
Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
3,658 1,650 3,895 4,669 2,986 6,470 6,643 4,088
1,444
Foreign exchange reserves ($bln, at month-end)
Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
264.2 254.2 245.5 237.5 231.7 226.8 212.5 206.3 201.5
Bank of Korea's manufacturing business survey index
(seasonally adjusted)
Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar
91 92 92 86 82 74 67 58 48
Bank of Korea's consumer sentiment index
Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
117 114 114 109 106 105 98 84 85
L money supply growth (yr/yr pct)
Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec
8.9 9.7 9.9 9.5 9.5 10.6 10.8 10.9 10.6
QUARTERLY DATA:
GDP growth (yr/yr pct)
Q3/2009 Q2/2009 Q1/2009 Q4/2008 Q3/2008 Q2/2008
0.6 -2.2 -4.2
3.4 3.1 4.3
GDP growth (qtr/qtr pct, seasonally adjusted)
Q3/2009 Q2/2009 Q1/2009 Q4/2008 Q3/2008 Q2/2008
2.9 2.6 0.1
5.1 0.2 0.4
ANNUAL DATA:
GDP growth (pct)
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
2.2 5.1 5.2 4.0 4.6 2.8 7.2 4.0 8.5
Fiscal balance (pct of annual GDP)
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
-1.6 0.4 -1.3 -1.0 -0.5 0.1 0.7 -1.3 -1.0
Sources: Ministry of Strategy and Finance
Bank of Korea
Ministry of Knowledge Economy
Ministry of Labour
National Statistical Office
- - - - -
Following are 2009 forecasts for the South Korean economy by major organisations, compiled by Reuters (percent growth from a year earlier unless stated otherwise):
GDP ^CPI ~C/A
Reuters poll (Oct 13) -0.9 2.8 =
International Monetary Fund (Oct 1) -1.0 2.6 =
Asian Development Bank (Sept 22) -2.0 2.5 =
Korea Development Institute (Sept 8) -0.7 2.8 31.1
Bank of Korea (July 10) -1.6 2.9 29.0
Finance Ministry (June 25) -1.5 below 3.0 25.0
OECD (June 24) -2.2 2.5 26.2
World Bank (June 22) -3.5/-3.0 = =
Notes:
OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
^ average percentage growth in the consumer price index
~ current account balance in billion U.S. dollars
= no forecast
Dates in brackets show when the forecast was made.
(Reporting by Cheon Jong-woo; Editing by Yoo Choonsik)
((jongwoo.cheon@thomsonreuters.com; +82 2 3704 5665; Reuters Messaging;jongwoo.cheon.reuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: KOREA ECONOMY/DATA (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) 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.