Statistics Korea
Monthly Industrial Statistics, July 2025
1. Production Trend
□ The Index of All industry production in July increased by 0.3 percent from the previous month.
□ The Index of All industry production in July increased by 1.9 percent from the same period of the previous year.
□ The Manufacturing Production In...
Aug 29,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Korea’s Retail Industry Grows 9.1% in July
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on August 27 that Korea’s retail industry grew 9.1 percent year-on-year in July 2025, with offline sales gaining 2.7 percent and online sales surging 15.3 percent.
MOTIE's monthly retail sales figures are base...
Aug 28,2025
Bank of Korea
Economic Outlook (August 2025)
▣ GDP growth rate for 2025 has been revised slightly upward to 0.9% from 0.8% in May.
￭ Consumption is improving and exports are stronger than expected, while construction investment remains weak.
￭ Domestic demand is expected to continue its recovery, but exports are proje...
Aug 28,2025
Bank of Korea
★Monetary Policy Decision(August 28, 2025)
Monetary Policy Decision
The Monetary Policy Board of the Bank of Korea decided today to leave the Base Rate unchanged at 2.50% for the intermeeting period. With inflation remaining stable, economic growth, while there is still high uncertainty surrounding the economic growth...
Aug 28,2025
Ministry of Science and ICT
MSIT to Host the “International Streaming Festival 2025”
- Friday–Monday, August 22–25, 2025, at Paradise Hotel Busan and the Busan Cinema Center
- Covers the full spectrum of the streaming industry—OTT, content, technology with a focus on AI, FAST (free ad-supported television), and advertising
- Expands its bran...
Aug 27,2025
Ministry of Science and ICT
Capturing Eight Decades of Korean Science & Technology
- Video Series Released to Mark the 80th Anniversary of Liberation, Spotlighting Achievements and Distinguished Contributors
The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT, Minister Bae Kyunghoon), together with the Korea Foundation for Science and Creativity (KOSAC, President Jung Wo...
Aug 27,2025
Bank of Korea
Interest Rates (Jul 2025)
□ In July 2025, the average interest rate on new deposits was 2.51%, down 4 basis points from the previous month.
― The average interest rate on outstanding amounts of deposits as of end-July was 2.12%, down 3 basis points from the previous month.
□ In July 2025, the aver...
Aug 27,2025
Bank of Korea
Business Survey and Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) for August 2025
□ The Composite Business Sentiment Index (CBSI) for all industries for August 2025 was 91.0, up 1.0 points from the previous month, and that for the outlook for the following month also rose by 3.4 points to 91.8.
― In the manufacturing sector, the CBSI for August 2025 was 93...
Aug 27,2025