Bank of Korea
Business Survey and Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) for September 2025
□ The Composite Business Sentiment Index (CBSI) for all industries for September 2025 was 91.6, up 0.6 points from the previous month, but that for the outlook for the following month fell by 3.3 points to 88.5.
― In the manufacturing sector, the CBSI for September 2025 was 93...
Sep 26,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
KRW 96.1 Billion in Support for 16 Local Investment Companies
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE, Minister Kim Jung-kwan) announced that at the 3rd Local Investment Promotion Subsidy Review Committee Meeting, held from September 18 to 19, it decided to provide KRW 96.1 billion in subsidies (including KRW 58.7 billion in natio...
Sep 25,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Korea’s Retail Industry Grows 3.7% in August
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on September 24 that Korea’s retail industry grew 3.7 percent year-on-year in August 2025, with offline sales falling 3.1 percent and online sales rising 10.5 percent.
MOTIE's monthly retail sales figures are...
Sep 25,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Private Sector Experts Propose Policies for Critical Minerals Recycling
The Private Expert Committee on Critical Minerals Recycling, which has been operating since April to support the growth of Korea’s critical minerals recycling industry, has identified 31 policy tasks under four key strategies—building industrial foundations, improving...
Sep 25,2025
Statistics Korea
Internal Migration in August 2025
□ The number of internal migrants was 493 thousand persons in August 2025, which fell by 3.5% year-on-year.
□ In August 2025, the internal migration rate (the number of migrants per 100 population) stood at 11.4%, which went down 0.4%p year-on-year.
※ For more information...
Sep 24,2025
Bank of Korea
2023 Updated Input-Output Tables
1. Overview
□ The 2023 Input-Output Statistics are compiled at current prices based on the 2020 benchmark, using mainly the modified RAS method.
□ The 2023 Input-Output Statistics include the input-output tables, as well as the employment tables.
2. Total Supply and Dema...
Sep 24,2025
Bank of Korea
Consumer Tendency Survey for September 2025
□ The Composite Consumer Sentiment Index (CCSI) for September 2025 stood at 110.1, 1.3 points lower than that in August.
― Consumer sentiment regarding current living standards was unchanged at 96, and that concerning the future outlook was one point lower than in August, at 1...
Sep 24,2025