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 7 week -------------------------
10/02 1200/ 0300 L money supply Dec n/a 10.4%
growth (yr/yr)
10/02 1330/ 0430 Unemployment rate Jan n/a 3.5%
11/02 ^1000/2100 BOK base rate Feb 2.00% 2.00%
--------------------------- Feb 14 week ------------------------
15/02 1200/ 0300 Import prices Jan n/a
1.4%
growth (yr/yr)
15/02 1200/ 0300 Export prices Jan n/a
8.6%
growth (yr/yr)
^ Expected time
S.KOREA C.BANK SEEN HOLDING RATES - Analysts have pushed back the expected timing for a rise in South Korea's policy interest rate from early 2010 to the second quarter as policymakers wait for more signs the economic recovery is on solid footing.
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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
47.1 32.8 17.9 -8.5 -9.4 -20.9 -22.1 -13.6
29.4
Import growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
26.7 23.9 2.4 -15.8 -24.7 -32.2 -35.6 -32.1
39.5
Trade balance ($1 bln)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-0.47 3.09 4.46 3.57 4.17 1.54 4.23 6.52 4.42
Industrial output growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
33.9 17.9 0.3 11.0 1.0 0.7 -1.1 -9.0
8.2
Industrial output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
3.5 1.5 -3.8 5.7
1.4 1.9 5.8 1.4 2.6
Service sector output growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
5.3 3.5 1.3 4.4 1.0 0.9 2.8 0.3 1.9
Service sector output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
1.8 -0.9 -1.5 2.6 -0.8 -0.6 1.9
1.0 2.9
Consumer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
2.8 2.4 2.0 2.2 2.2 1.6 2.0 2.7 3.6
Consumer price index growth
(mth/mth pct, non-seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
0.4 0.2 -0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4
0.1 0.0 0.3
Producer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
2.8 1.8 -0.4 -3.1 -2.6 -3.0 -3.8 -3.1
1.3
Producer price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
0.7 0.5 0.4 -0.8 0.1 0.5 1.2 -0.3
0.8
Import price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-1.4 -7.5 -15.3 -10.8 -7.0 -12.9 -11.9 -13.9 -1.8
Import price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
0.5 1.9 -1.1 -1.9 2.1 0.0 5.1 -3.0
7.8
Export price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-8.6 -13.4 -16.5 -7.2 -1.1 -2.7 -3.3 -4.1 7.7
Export price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
0.8 0.2 -3.0 -1.8 0.2 0.7 1.9 -4.5
6.0
Unemployment rate (pct, seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
3.5 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.7
Current account balance ($mln, seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
3,496 1,165 3,250 3,515 1,662 3,953 4,613 2,936 6,497
Foreign exchange reserves ($bln, at month-end)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
273.7 270.0 270.9 264.2 254.2 245.5 237.5 231.7 226.8
Bank of Korea's manufacturing business survey index
(seasonally adjusted)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
98 92 87 91 91 90 85 81 75
Bank of Korea's consumer sentiment index
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
113 113 113 117 114 114 109 106 105
L money supply growth (yr/yr pct)
Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar
10.4 10.6 10.3 8.9 9.7 9.9 9.5 9.5 10.6
QUARTERLY DATA:
GDP growth (yr/yr pct)
Q4/2009 Q3/2009 Q2/2009 Q1/2009 Q4/2008 Q3/2008
0.2 0.9 -2.2 -4.2
3.4 3.1
GDP growth (qtr/qtr pct, seasonally adjusted)
Q4/2009 Q3/2009 Q2/2009 Q1/2009 Q4/2008 Q3/2008
6.0 3.2 2.6 0.1
5.1 0.2
ANNUAL DATA:
GDP growth (pct)
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
0.2 2.2 5.1 5.2 4.0 4.6 2.8 7.2 4.0
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
Statistics Korea
Following are forecasts by major organisations for South Korea's 2010 gross domestic product growth, compiled by Reuters (percentage change from a year earlier, dates are when forecasts were made):
Reuters poll (Jan. 21) 4.7
Bank of Korea (Dec. 11, 2009) 4.6
Finance Ministry (Dec. 10, 2009) 5.0
International Monetary Fund (Dec. 8, 2009) 4.5
Korea Development Institute (Nov. 22, 2009) 5.5
Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development (Nov. 19, 2009) 4.4
Asian Development Bank (Sept. 22, 2009) 4.0
World Bank (June 22, 2009) around 2.0
(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 2010. 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 7 week -------------------------
10/02 1200/ 0300 L money supply Dec n/a 10.4%
growth (yr/yr)
10/02 1330/ 0430 Unemployment rate Jan n/a 3.5%
11/02 ^1000/2100 BOK base rate Feb 2.00% 2.00%
--------------------------- Feb 14 week ------------------------
15/02 1200/ 0300 Import prices Jan n/a
1.4%
growth (yr/yr)
15/02 1200/ 0300 Export prices Jan n/a
8.6%
growth (yr/yr)
^ Expected time
S.KOREA C.BANK SEEN HOLDING RATES - Analysts have pushed back the expected timing for a rise in South Korea's policy interest rate from early 2010 to the second quarter as policymakers wait for more signs the economic recovery is on solid footing.
For a full preview, 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
47.1 32.8 17.9 -8.5 -9.4 -20.9 -22.1 -13.6
29.4
Import growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
26.7 23.9 2.4 -15.8 -24.7 -32.2 -35.6 -32.1
39.5
Trade balance ($1 bln)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-0.47 3.09 4.46 3.57 4.17 1.54 4.23 6.52 4.42
Industrial output growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
33.9 17.9 0.3 11.0 1.0 0.7 -1.1 -9.0
8.2
Industrial output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
3.5 1.5 -3.8 5.7
1.4 1.9 5.8 1.4 2.6
Service sector output growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
5.3 3.5 1.3 4.4 1.0 0.9 2.8 0.3 1.9
Service sector output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
1.8 -0.9 -1.5 2.6 -0.8 -0.6 1.9
1.0 2.9
Consumer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
2.8 2.4 2.0 2.2 2.2 1.6 2.0 2.7 3.6
Consumer price index growth
(mth/mth pct, non-seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
0.4 0.2 -0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4
0.1 0.0 0.3
Producer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
2.8 1.8 -0.4 -3.1 -2.6 -3.0 -3.8 -3.1
1.3
Producer price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
0.7 0.5 0.4 -0.8 0.1 0.5 1.2 -0.3
0.8
Import price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-1.4 -7.5 -15.3 -10.8 -7.0 -12.9 -11.9 -13.9 -1.8
Import price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
0.5 1.9 -1.1 -1.9 2.1 0.0 5.1 -3.0
7.8
Export price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
-8.6 -13.4 -16.5 -7.2 -1.1 -2.7 -3.3 -4.1 7.7
Export price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
0.8 0.2 -3.0 -1.8 0.2 0.7 1.9 -4.5
6.0
Unemployment rate (pct, seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
3.5 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.7
Current account balance ($mln, seasonally adjusted)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
3,496 1,165 3,250 3,515 1,662 3,953 4,613 2,936 6,497
Foreign exchange reserves ($bln, at month-end)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
273.7 270.0 270.9 264.2 254.2 245.5 237.5 231.7 226.8
Bank of Korea's manufacturing business survey index
(seasonally adjusted)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
98 92 87 91 91 90 85 81 75
Bank of Korea's consumer sentiment index
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
113 113 113 117 114 114 109 106 105
L money supply growth (yr/yr pct)
Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar
10.4 10.6 10.3 8.9 9.7 9.9 9.5 9.5 10.6
QUARTERLY DATA:
GDP growth (yr/yr pct)
Q4/2009 Q3/2009 Q2/2009 Q1/2009 Q4/2008 Q3/2008
0.2 0.9 -2.2 -4.2
3.4 3.1
GDP growth (qtr/qtr pct, seasonally adjusted)
Q4/2009 Q3/2009 Q2/2009 Q1/2009 Q4/2008 Q3/2008
6.0 3.2 2.6 0.1
5.1 0.2
ANNUAL DATA:
GDP growth (pct)
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
0.2 2.2 5.1 5.2 4.0 4.6 2.8 7.2 4.0
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
Statistics Korea
Following are forecasts by major organisations for South Korea's 2010 gross domestic product growth, compiled by Reuters (percentage change from a year earlier, dates are when forecasts were made):
Reuters poll (Jan. 21) 4.7
Bank of Korea (Dec. 11, 2009) 4.6
Finance Ministry (Dec. 10, 2009) 5.0
International Monetary Fund (Dec. 8, 2009) 4.5
Korea Development Institute (Nov. 22, 2009) 5.5
Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development (Nov. 19, 2009) 4.4
Asian Development Bank (Sept. 22, 2009) 4.0
World Bank (June 22, 2009) around 2.0
(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 2010. 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.