Macroeconomic and Credit Indicators
 
Macroeconomic Indicators
Real GDP (YOY%)
CPI Inflation (YOY%)
Department Store Sales (YOY%)
Exports (YOY%)
Imports (YOY%)
FX Rate (KRW/USD) - End Period
Broad Money (M2) (YOY%)
Balance of Payments (USD billion)
Current Account (CA)
CA (%GDP)
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Net
Portfolio Investment, Net
External Debt
   of which: Comml Banks
International Reserves
Commercial Banks' Foreign Assets
Govt Credit Indicators
BOK Policy Rate Rate (%)
10-year Govt Bond Rate (%)
Fiscal Balance (USD billion)
Fiscal Balance (% GDP)
Total LCY Bonds (USD billion)
   Government
      Central Govt Bonds
      Central Bank Bonds
      Industrial Finance Debentures
   Corporate
FCY Govt Debt (USD billion)
FCY Policy Bank Debt (USD billion)
200820093Q09Oct-09Nov-09Dec-094Q09Jan-10Feb-10Mar-101Q10Apr-10May-10Jun-102Q10Jul-10Aug-10Sep-103Q10Oct-10Nov-10Dec-104Q10Jan-11Feb-11Mar-111Q11Apr-11May-11Jun-112Q11Jul-11Aug-11Sep-113Q11Oct-11Nov-11Dec-114Q11Jan-12Feb-12
                                         
2.220.201.00–––6.30–––8.50–––7.50–––4.40–––4.70–––4.20–––3.40–––3.40–––3.40––
4.672.80–1.982.402.80–3.503.902.50–2.602.702.70–2.502.703.40–3.703.003.00–3.404.504.10–3.803.904.20–4.504.703.80–3.604.204.20–3.40–
-4.5012.50–11.406.4012.50–4.8015.204.60–8.808.0011.30–10.108.506.40–13.3010.1011.60–24.005.2013.10–15.108.708.20–8.508.306.50–3.10–––––
-17.4033.70–-8.5017.9032.80–45.5030.1033.80–29.6039.8030.50–26.7026.0016.20–27.6021.4022.60–44.7016.4028.80–23.5021.9011.20–21.1025.4018.00–7.6011.6010.80–-6.60–
-21.5024.00–-15.802.4023.90–26.7037.4048.70–42.8048.9037.20–28.0028.7017.60–21.7030.9021.70–33.0017.2027.90–24.4029.9027.10–25.0028.7029.30–15.5011.2013.60–3.60–
1,259.551,158.10–1,188.551,166.201,158.05–1,161.651,159.851,131.30–1,108.301,202.241,221.80–1,182.751,198.831,140.20–1,125.161,159.251,126.00–1,121.301,128.901,096.93–1,071.531,079.151,067.65–1,054.071,066.771,178.10–1,110.211,142.571,152.45–1,123.26–
14.249.30–10.509.709.30–9.309.409.30–9.409.309.70–9.308.508.10–7.607.407.20–6.505.004.30––3.903.00–3.204.004.20–4.404.404.40–––
                                         
-6.4027.00–4.764.281.52–-0.57-0.361.20–0.533.864.33–4.461.983.50–5.111.932.11–0.151.131.33–1.282.182.03–3.770.292.83–4.134.563.96–––
-0.703.40–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
-10.59––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
-15.37––-0.51-2.84––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
381.10401.90340.00–––345.40–––356.60–––353.20–––368.00–––359.40–––382.40–––399.20–––394.30––––––
171.70180.90174.80–––180.90–––183.70–––181.60–––184.20–––173.10–––189.90–––196.50–––192.20––––––
201.15270.00–264.19270.89269.99–273.69270.66272.33–278.87270.22274.22–285.96285.35289.78–293.35290.23291.57–295.96297.67298.62–307.20305.08304.48–––––––––––
83.00–76.60–––77.10–––80.30–––83.70––––––––––––––––––––––––––
                                         
3.002.00–2.002.002.00–2.002.002.00–2.002.002.00–2.252.252.25–2.252.502.50–2.752.753.00–3.003.003.25–3.253.253.25–3.253.253.25–3.253.25
4.225.40–5.425.255.39–5.345.144.95–4.824.934.95–4.844.384.11–4.364.384.52–4.724.674.48–4.484.234.29–4.203.863.95–3.873.773.79–3.77–
–-15.14–––––2.00-10.202.10–6.90-0.90-9.10––7.020.70–7.585.44–––––-4.01––––7.021.42––––––––
1.20-1.70–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
816.701,061.40–998.761,024.281,016.25–1,017.281,031.101,094.66–1,121.651,044.631,028.49–1,064.281,058.601,121.65–1,140.921,116.831,149.15–1,162.121,168.321,211.48–1,249.651,253.601,273.75–1,297.761,294.571,179.05–––––––
368.46444.10–441.33455.33444.10–454.25464.29490.03–504.96467.75457.44–471.60467.95495.86–502.23487.41492.20–497.98500.96524.27–538.72543.00546.41–556.46553.10501.17–––––––
228.35285.77–285.67292.90285.77–295.01302.60315.46–326.43305.36292.58–306.53305.61325.07–330.19321.10322.10–329.66332.71345.11–357.04358.14362.42–369.67368.11332.07–––––––
100.78128.21–126.35132.34128.21–129.76131.44143.30–148.92135.11137.18–137.70136.08144.25–146.02141.54145.23–144.53143.77153.58–154.50157.18156.45–160.08159.28143.81–––––––
39.3330.12–29.3130.0830.12–29.4830.2631.27–29.6127.2827.68–27.3626.2626.54–26.0224.7724.87–23.7924.4825.59–27.1827.6927.64–26.7125.7025.29–––––––
448.24572.15–557.42568.95572.15–563.04566.80604.63–616.69576.88571.05–592.68590.64625.79–638.69629.43656.94–664.14667.36687.20–710.93710.60727.24–741.30741.48677.88–––––––
51.19–64.80–––67.80–––73.84–––73.04–––80.88––––––––––––––––––––––
62.00––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Note on the Data:

– = data not available

LCY Govt Bonds are defined by ABO to include: Treasury Bonds, Monetary Stablization Bonds, National Housing Bonds, Industrial Finance Debentures, and Seoul Metropolitan Subway Bonds.

Source: GDP Real growth rate for 2009 - Ministry of Finance; Inflation for 2009- midpoint of 2.5% to 3.5% range forecast by Bank of Korea; Fiscal Balance: Asia Development Outlook 2009. Other Data: Bank of Korea and Bloomberg LP.