SEOUL, March 10 (Reuters) - The following South Korean
economic indicators and events are scheduled for release soon:
DATE LOCAL/GMT INDICATOR/EVENT PERIOD FORECAST PREV
--------------------------- Mar 7 week -------------------------
10/03 1200/ 0300 L money supply Jan n/a 11.4%
growth (yr/yr)
11/03 ^1000/0100 BOK base rate Mar 2.00% 2.00%
--------------------------- Mar 14 week ------------------------
14/03 1200/ 0300 Import prices Feb n/a
0.9%
growth (yr/yr)
14/03 1200/ 0300 Export prices Feb n/a
6.9%
growth (yr/yr)
17/03 1330/ 0430 Unemployment rate Feb n/a 4.8%
* GMT on the previous day
^ Expected time
RATE RISE SEEN IN H2, NO MOVE THIS WEEK - South Korea's central bank will hold interest rates at a record low this week amid government pressure and global economic uncertainties, but start raising them in the second half of the year, a Reuters poll shows.
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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)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
31.0 46.7 32.8 17.9 -8.5 -9.4 -20.9 -22.1
13.6
Import growth (yr/yr pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
36.9 26.4 23.9 2.4 -15.8 -24.7 -32.2 -35.6
32.1
Trade balance ($1 bln)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
2.33
0.46 3.09 4.46 3.57 4.17 1.54 4.23 6.52
Industrial output growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
36.9 34.3 18.0 0.3 11.1 1.0 0.6 -1.1
9.0
Industrial output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
0.0 2.4 1.8 -3.0 4.2
1.3 2.2 5.5 1.4
Service sector output growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
4.6 6.9 4.2
0.5 4.1 1.1 0.6 2.5 1.5
Service sector output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-0.8 2.4 -0.1 -1.2 2.4 -0.6 -0.2 0.1 -1.1
Consumer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
2.7 3.1 2.8 2.4 2.0 2.2 2.2 1.6 2.0
Consumer price index growth
(mth/mth pct, non-seasonally adjusted)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 -0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4
0.1
Producer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
2.4 2.8 1.8 -0.4 -3.1 -2.6 -3.0 -3.8
3.1
Producer price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
0.3 0.7 0.5 0.4 -0.8 0.1 0.5 1.2
0.3
Import price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-0.9 -1.4 -7.5 -15.3 -10.8 -7.0 -12.9 -11.9 -13.9
Import price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-1.2 0.5 1.9 -1.1 -1.9 2.1 0.0 5.1 -3.0
Export price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-6.9 -8.6 -13.4 -16.5 -7.2 -1.1 -2.7 -3.3 -4.1
Export price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-1.6 0.8 0.2 -3.0 -1.8 0.2 0.7 1.9 -4.5
Unemployment rate (pct, seasonally adjusted)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
4.8 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.8
Current account balance ($mln, seasonally adjusted)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-465 3,378 2,475 3,674 4,087 2,942 4,224 4,490 3,252
Foreign exchange reserves ($bln, at month-end)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
270.7 273.7 270.0 270.9 264.2 254.2 245.5 237.5 231.7
Bank of Korea's manufacturing business survey index
(seasonally adjusted)
Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul
99 98 92 87 91 91 90 85 81
Bank of Korea's consumer sentiment index
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
111 113 113 113 117 114 114 109 106
L money supply growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
11.4 10.4 10.6 10.3 8.9 9.7 9.9 9.5 9.5
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
(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
--------------------------- Mar 7 week -------------------------
10/03 1200/ 0300 L money supply Jan n/a 11.4%
growth (yr/yr)
11/03 ^1000/0100 BOK base rate Mar 2.00% 2.00%
--------------------------- Mar 14 week ------------------------
14/03 1200/ 0300 Import prices Feb n/a
0.9%
growth (yr/yr)
14/03 1200/ 0300 Export prices Feb n/a
6.9%
growth (yr/yr)
17/03 1330/ 0430 Unemployment rate Feb n/a 4.8%
* GMT on the previous day
^ Expected time
RATE RISE SEEN IN H2, NO MOVE THIS WEEK - South Korea's central bank will hold interest rates at a record low this week amid government pressure and global economic uncertainties, but start raising them in the second half of the year, a Reuters poll shows.
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)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
31.0 46.7 32.8 17.9 -8.5 -9.4 -20.9 -22.1
13.6
Import growth (yr/yr pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
36.9 26.4 23.9 2.4 -15.8 -24.7 -32.2 -35.6
32.1
Trade balance ($1 bln)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
2.33
0.46 3.09 4.46 3.57 4.17 1.54 4.23 6.52
Industrial output growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
36.9 34.3 18.0 0.3 11.1 1.0 0.6 -1.1
9.0
Industrial output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
0.0 2.4 1.8 -3.0 4.2
1.3 2.2 5.5 1.4
Service sector output growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
4.6 6.9 4.2
0.5 4.1 1.1 0.6 2.5 1.5
Service sector output growth (mth/mth pct, seasonally adjusted)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-0.8 2.4 -0.1 -1.2 2.4 -0.6 -0.2 0.1 -1.1
Consumer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
2.7 3.1 2.8 2.4 2.0 2.2 2.2 1.6 2.0
Consumer price index growth
(mth/mth pct, non-seasonally adjusted)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 -0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4
0.1
Producer price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
2.4 2.8 1.8 -0.4 -3.1 -2.6 -3.0 -3.8
3.1
Producer price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
0.3 0.7 0.5 0.4 -0.8 0.1 0.5 1.2
0.3
Import price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-0.9 -1.4 -7.5 -15.3 -10.8 -7.0 -12.9 -11.9 -13.9
Import price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-1.2 0.5 1.9 -1.1 -1.9 2.1 0.0 5.1 -3.0
Export price index growth (yr/yr pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-6.9 -8.6 -13.4 -16.5 -7.2 -1.1 -2.7 -3.3 -4.1
Export price index growth (mth/mth pct)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-1.6 0.8 0.2 -3.0 -1.8 0.2 0.7 1.9 -4.5
Unemployment rate (pct, seasonally adjusted)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
4.8 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.8
Current account balance ($mln, seasonally adjusted)
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May
-465 3,378 2,475 3,674 4,087 2,942 4,224 4,490 3,252
Foreign exchange reserves ($bln, at month-end)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
270.7 273.7 270.0 270.9 264.2 254.2 245.5 237.5 231.7
Bank of Korea's manufacturing business survey index
(seasonally adjusted)
Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul
99 98 92 87 91 91 90 85 81
Bank of Korea's consumer sentiment index
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun
111 113 113 113 117 114 114 109 106
L money supply growth (yr/yr pct)
Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr
11.4 10.4 10.6 10.3 8.9 9.7 9.9 9.5 9.5
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
(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.