Korea International Reserves (USD bn)

Korea Reserves

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This chart displays International Reserves (USD) for Korea from 2013 to 2022.

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
International Reserves (USD bn)	404	409	443	463	423
International Reserves (months of imports)	9.1	9.7	11.4	9.0	6.9

Inflation rose to 3.4% in August, which was up from July’s 2.3%. The print exceeded market expectations of a 2.9%...

1-Sep-23

Merchandise exports decreased 8.3% annually in August, on the heels of July’s 16.4% plunge and exceeding market expectations of a...

1-Sep-23

The S&P Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 48.9 in August from July’s 49.4. Consequently, the index fell...

31-Aug-23

Industrial output fell 2.0% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in July, which was a larger contraction than June’s 1.5% decrease. The...

24-Aug-23

At its meeting on 24 August, the Bank of Korea (BOK) kept the base rate unchanged at 3.50% for the...

23-Aug-23

Month-ahead business sentiment among manufacturing firms was unchanged at August’s 69.0 in September. As a result, the index remained below...

22-Aug-23

Consumer confidence fell to 103.1 in August from July’s 103.2. However, the index remained above the 100-point threshold, indicating that...

2-Aug-23

Inflation dropped to 2.3% in July from June’s 2.7%. July’s reading represented the lowest inflation rate since March 2021. The...