South Korea - Real Retail Sales
South Korea: Real Retail Sales
| Mnemonic | WRT$.IKOR | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit | Bil. Ch. 2020 KRW, SA | |
| Adjustments | Seasonally Adjusted | |
| Quarterly | 1.24 % | |
| Data | 2026 Q1 | 57,647 |
| 2025 Q4 | 56,942 | |
Series Information
| Source | The Bank of Korea |
| Release | Korean National Accounts [GDP, QNA] |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Start Date | 3/31/2000 |
| End Date | 3/31/2026 |
South Korea: Consumer
| Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence | Jun 2026 | 106.6 | 106.1 | Index, NSA | Monthly |
| Real Retail Sales | 2026 Q1 | 57,647 | 56,942 | Bil. Ch. 2020 KRW, SA | Quarterly |
| Retail Sales | Dec 2017 | 123.7 | 128.9 | Index 2010=100, SA | Monthly |
Release Information
Quarterly national accounts for South Korea, including GDP(E) with GFCF and private consumption detail, and GDP(O) with KSIC industry detail. Also annual GDP(I).
Active:
- National accounts framework: UN SNA 2008
- Industrial classification: KSIC Rev. 10
- Measurements:
- Billions of South Korean won at chained year-2020 prices (Bil. Ch. 2020 KRW)
- At current prices (Bil. KRW)
- Associated deflators
- Adjustments:
- Original (NSA)
- Seasonally adjusted (SA)
- Native frequency: Quarterly
- Start date: Uniformly 2000Q1
Predecessors:
- At 2015 prices, SNA 2008 - 2000Q1 to 2023Q4 ("_15")
- At 2010 prices, SNA 2008 - 1960Q1 to 2019Q1 ("_10")
- At 2005 prices, SNA 2000 - 2000Q1 to 2013Q4 ("_05")
Global concept aliases:
- GDP, GDP$
- G, G$
- C, C$
- I, I$
- IF, IF$
- CIVT, CIVT$
- EX, EX$
- IM, IM$
- WRT$
Unknown.
Timeliness
The tables for detailed GCF and GFCF are published later than those for the main GDP(E) components.
Moody's Analytics supplements
We back-extend active series using the history of corresponding predecessors.
For GDP(E) we compute various intermediate aggregates, such as trade balance.
The data are provisional when first released. The “advance” estimates are replaced with “preliminary” estimates which are subject to revision until “final” estimates are announced.
Further reading
At the source:
- Quarterly National Accounts in Korea (21 Sep 2021)
- Korean System of National Accounts (23 Feb 2011)
- Korea System of National Accounts (2020) (22 Jan 2021)
- 2020 Benchmark Revision of Korean National Accounts (5 Jun 2024)
- Real Gross Domestic Product: Second Quarter of 2024 (Advance Estimate) (25 Jul 2024)
At IMF (SDDS):
- National accounts (Feb 2024)
- Sep 2005 - Initial version.
- Mar 2013 - The source back-extends by 30 years.
- Apr 2014 - Framework advanced to SNA 2008, currency reference year advanced to 2010.
- Jul 2019 - Currency reference year advanced to 2015.
- 24 Jul 2024, Phillip Thorne - Currency reference year advanced to 2020: Properties, Moody's Analytics supplements.