Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Korea’s exports grow 4.3% in June
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced today that Korea’s exports and imports for the month of June 2025 advanced 4.3 percent and 3.3 percent year-on-year to USD 59.8 billion and $50.7 billion, respectively. The trade balance stood at a surplus of $9.1...
Jul 01,2025
Statistics Korea
Online Shopping in May 2025
○ The online shopping transaction value marked 22.4870 trillion won in May 2025, rising 0.9% from May 2024.
○ The mobile shopping transaction value marked 17.3600 trillion won in May 2025, rising 2.9% from May 2024.
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Jul 01,2025
Bank of Korea
Interest Rates (May 2025)
□ In May 2025, the average interest rate on new deposits was 2.63%, down 8 basis points from the previous month.
― The average interest rate on outstanding amounts of deposits as of end-May was 2.23%, down 4 basis points from the previous month.
□ In May 2025, the average...
Jun 30,2025
Statistics Korea
The Index of Services in May 2025
□ In May, the Index of Services went down by 0.1% month-on-month owing to the drop in 'Information and communication‘ and 'Transportation and storage' in spite of the rise in 'Financial and insurance activities’.
❍ In May, the Index of Services grew by 1.0% year-...
Jun 30,2025
Statistics Korea
Monthly Industrial Statistics, May 2025
1. Production Trend
□ The Index of All industry production in May decreased by 1.1 percent from the previous month.
□ The Index of All industry production in May decreased by 0.8 percent from the same period of the previous year.
□ The Manufacturing Production Index in May...
Jun 30,2025
Ministry of Science and ICT
“Proprietary AI Foundation Model” Project Enters Full‑Scale Launch
- Public–private collaboration to develop a globally influential Korean AI foundation model
- Up to five elite teams will be selected, aiming for ≥95% performance against leading global models- Comprehensive support (GPU resources, data, talent) for up to three years pe...
Jun 27,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Korea Trade Commission holds 461st meeting
The Korea Trade Commission (KTC) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) held the 461st KTC meeting today at the Government Complex Sejong for deliberation and resolution on anti-dumping investigations.
Regarding the investigations initiated last September o...
Jun 26,2025