Exports rose +4.6% YoY led by high-bandwidth memory (HBM) semiconductors ($12.5B) and automotive shipments ($6.2B)
रिपोर्टिङ अवधि: October 2026 Export-Import Trends (Customs Clearance Basis)
तथ्याङ्क विधि: FOB valuation for exports and CIF valuation for imports compiled from Korea Customs Service declaration records.
Bank of Korea (BOK Economic Statistics System)
Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth Rate
1.5% YoY (+0.1% QoQ, Chained 2020 Year Prices)
Private consumption rose +0.5% QoQ and facilities investment grew +6.9% QoQ
रिपोर्टिङ अवधि: Q3 2026 Advance National Accounts Estimate
तथ्याङ्क विधि: System of National Accounts (2008 SNA) seasonally adjusted chain-linked volume measure.
प्रमाणित आर्थिक नीति संक्षेप
सरकारी प्रकाशनहरूमा आधारित मौलिक विश्लेषण।
ब्याजदर र मौद्रिक नीतिप्रकाशित मिति: 2026-10-11अन्तिम अद्यावधिक: 2026-11-08
Bank of Korea Sets Base Rate at 3.25% as Consumer Inflation Stabilizes Below 2%
The Monetary Policy Board of the Bank of Korea adjusted the benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points to 3.25% per annum, citing headline CPI deceleration to 1.6% YoY and moderating household mortgage growth.
बैंक अफ कोरिया (BOK) को आधिकारिक मौद्रिक नीति निर्णय अनुसार उपभोक्ता मुद्रास्फीति १.६% मा झरेपछि आधारभूत ब्याजदर ३.२५% कायम गरिएको छ।
BOK Base Rate
3.25 % p.a.
Q4 2026
Headline CPI Inflation
1.6 % YoY
Oct 2026
आधिकारिक स्रोत: Bank of Korea (BOK) & Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) (Public Macro Indicator Disclosure & KOGL Type 1) तथ्याङ्क विधि: Policy rate data is sourced directly from the Bank of Korea Monetary Policy Board resolution; CPI figures follow Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) 2020=100 base-year methodology.
South Korea Records $3.17 Billion Monthly Trade Surplus as Semiconductor Exports Reach $12.5 Billion
Official customs-cleared trade figures released by MOTIE show monthly exports rising 4.6% year-on-year to $57.5 billion, marking the 17th consecutive monthly trade balance surplus.
कोरियाको व्यापार, उद्योग तथा ऊर्जा मन्त्रालय (MOTIE) को आधिकारिक तथ्याङ्क अनुसार मासिक निर्यात ५७.५ अर्ब अमेरिकी डलर पुगेको छ र व्यापार सन्तुलन ३.१७ अर्ब डलर बचतमा रहेको छ।
Total Monthly Exports
57.5 Billion USD (+4.6% YoY)
Oct 2026
Semiconductor Exports
12.5 Billion USD (+40.3% YoY)
Oct 2026
Net Trade Balance
+3.17 Billion USD
Oct 2026
आधिकारिक स्रोत: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) & Korea Customs Service (KOGL Type 1) (KOGL Type 1 (공공누리 제1유형)) तथ्याङ्क विधि: Customs clearance basis compiled by Korea Customs Service and MOTIE; exports valued FOB (Free on Board) and imports valued CIF (Cost, Insurance, and Freight) in USD.
MOEL Enforces 10,030 KRW Hourly Statutory Minimum Wage and Expanded Wage-Arrears Remedies
The Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) confirmed uniform nationwide enforcement of the 10,030 KRW hourly statutory minimum wage alongside COMWEL substituted wage payment protections.
कोरियाको श्रम तथा रोजगार मन्त्रालय (MOEL) को आधिकारिक सूचना अनुसार प्रतिघण्टा १०,०३० कोरियन वोन (मासिक २०९ घण्टाको २,०९६,२७० वोन) न्यूनतम ज्याला सबै श्रमिकहरूमा समान रूपमा लागू हुन्छ।
Hourly Minimum Wage
10,030 KRW / hr
2026 Statutory Year
Monthly Equivalent (209h)
2,096,270 KRW / month
2026 Statutory Year
आधिकारिक स्रोत: Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL), KOGL Type 1 (KOGL Type 1 (공공누리 제1유형)) तथ्याङ्क विधि: Monthly conversion assumes 40 regular weekly working hours plus 8 hours of statutory weekly paid holiday allowance (주휴수당), totaling 209 hours per month.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy reported record-setting monthly semiconductor export volumes exceeding $11.8 billion, expanding दक्षिण कोरिया’s national trade surplus for the fifteenth consecutive month.