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
   % of GDP
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Net
Portfolio Investment, Net
External Debt
   of which: Comml Banks
International Reserves (Excluding Gold)
Commercial Banks' Foreign Assets
Govt Credit Indicators
BOK Policy Rate Rate (%)
10-year Govt Bond Rate (%)
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)
200720082009(e)2Q09Jul-09Aug-09Sep-093Q09Oct-09
         
5.112.22-2.00-2.51–––0.60–
2.534.673.00–1.622.162.16–2.00
2.385.89––4.007.608.60––
14.2714.47––-21.90-20.90-7.80–-8.30
15.4123.42––-35.60-32.20-24.60–-16.30
936.001,259.55––1,222.701,249.151,175.60–1,188.55
11.1814.24––9.7010.00–––
         
5.88-6.41–13.174.361.91–––
0.560.93–6.38–––––
-13.84-10.59–0.04-1.14-0.11–––
-26.06-15.37–16.747.943.96–––
383.20381.10–380.10–––––
192.90171.70–168.00–––––
262.15201.15––237.43245.38254.17–264.11
76.4083.00–76.50–––––
         
4.734.68––2.002.002.00–2.00
5.704.22––5.335.465.34–5.42
0.50-1.70–––––––
1.00817.00––941.00927.001,001.00––
498.00368.00––434.00430.00460.00––
293.00228.00––261.00261.00284.00––
161.00101.00––133.00129.00132.00––
44.0039.00––41.0040.0043.00––
529.00448.00––507.00497.00542.00––
53.6251.19–56.28–––––
66.0062.00–––––––
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.