South Korea - Industrial Production





South Korea: Industrial Production

Mnemonic IP.IKOR
Unit Index 2020=100, NSA
Adjustments Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly 5.61 %
Data Jan 2024 109.4
Dec 2023 115.9

Series Information

Source Statistics Korea
Release Index of Industrial Production (IIP)
Frequency Monthly
Start Date 1/31/1975
End Date 1/31/2024

South Korea: Business

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Business Confidence Feb 2024 68 69 Diffusion Index, NSA Monthly
Industrial Production Jan 2024 109.4 115.9 Index 2020=100, NSA Monthly
Change in Inventories 2023 Q4 -973 -5,080 Bil. KRW, SA Quarterly
Real Change in Inventories 2023 Q4 2,690 3,270 Bil. Ch. 2015 KRW, SA Quarterly

Release Information

The Industrial Production Index (IPI) measures on a monthly basis the change in output in South Korea's mining (B), manufacturing (C), electricity and gas (D), and publishing (58) industries. Output refers to the production of goods and generation of power for domestic sales in Korea and for exports. The index is helpful in illuminating structural developments in the economy.

For South Korea, monthly IPI is reported by both the NCB and NSI, on slightly different schedules.

Contents

  • Detailed industry
  • Stage of processing (production, shipments, inventory)
  • Broad industry and stage of processing

Bank of Korea

Active:

  • Classification: KSIC
  • Measurement: Fixed-base index relative to 2020 (Index 2020=100)
  • Adjustments:
    • Seasonally adjusted (SA)
    • Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
  • Native frequency: Monthly
  • Start dates:
    • 1975m1
    • 1980m1

Predecessors:

  • 2015=100 - 1975m1 to 2022m12 ("_15")
  • 2010=100 - 1975m1 to 2017m12 ("_10")
  • 2005=100 - 1980m1 to 2012m12 ("05")

Statistics Korea

Active:

  • Classification: KSIC
  • Measurement: Fixed-base index relative to 2020 (Index 2020=100)
  • Adjustments:
    • Seasonally adjusted (SA)
    • Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
  • Native frequency: Monthly
  • Start dates:
    • 1975m1
    • 1980m1
    • 1985m1

Predecessors:

  • 2015=100 - 1975m1 to 2022m12 ("_15")
  • 2010=100 - 1975m1 to 2017m12 ("_10")
  • 2005=100 - 2005m1 to 2012m12 ("05")

Survey: Monthly Survey of Mining and Manufacturing.

Activities covered: The index covers 633 (include publishing 636) products and about 8,300 establishments. A total of 633 series are selected by taking into account the availability of monthly data, the stability of production volume, and the relative importance in each industry group. Among the series 629 (include publishing 632) items are those that account for more than 1/5000 of the total production value of mining and manufacturing, and the other 4 items are electricity and gas.

Classification: Classification of economic activities is accordance with the Korean Standard Industrial Classification (KSIC) Rev. 9, which aligns with UN ISIC Rev. 4.

The Industrial ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Data, which is the part of 'Monthly Survey of Mining and Manufacturing', monitors the monthly fluctuation trend of production, shipping and inventory in informatio nand communication technology sectors. 

Production, shipping and inventory performances per items are utilized as basic data for major material demand and supply and projection.

To prepare operation rate index indicating production capability index and equipment usage rate indicating supply capacity level by surveying production capability, etc. of major products in manufacturing industry area.

  • The data in the press release are preliminary and are subject to revision during the next two months. The data become final about three months after the end of the calendar year and are published in the Annual Report on Monthly Industrial Production Statistics.
  • The revision policy is explained in the explanatory notes in the Monthly Bulletin (Monthly Industrial Production Statistics).
  • The base period is advanced every five years.

Further reading

At the source (KOSTAT):

At the source (KOSIS data portal):

At IMF (SDDS):

Document edits

  • 7 Mar 2023, Phillip Thorne - Per Statistics Korea, rebased from 2015 to 2020: Properties, Further reading.
  • 28 Mar 2023, Phillip Thorne - Per Bank of Korea, rebased from 2015 to 2020: Properties.