Monthly Economic Trends KDI Monthly Economic Trends 2026.10 October 12, 2026
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■ The Korean economy continues to improve, supported by strong AI-related exports and equipment investment. ○ Exports and equipment investment continue to grow strongly, led by AI-related sectors, as global demand for AI infrastructure investment remains robust. - Semiconductor and computer exports continue to grow rapidly, while exports of other products linked to AI infrastructure, including steel products and non-ferrous metals, also remain solid. - Semiconductor-related investment remains strong, and investment in other machinery is also expanding, keeping equipment investment robust overall. - Output in related manufacturing industries also continued to grow at a solid pace, helping to ease weakness in manufacturing employment somewhat. ○ Consumption, however, continues to improve only gradually, as the benefits of the economic recovery have yet to reach households more broadly. - The recovery in household purchasing power remains constrained by subdued underlying wage growth and elevated supply-side inflationary pressures, including those from persistently high oil prices.
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Major Economic Indicators
Summary and Assessment
Major Indicators of the Korean Economy
1. Gross Domestic Product(at 2020 Constant Prices)
2. Economic Activity
3. Consumption
4. Equipment Investment
5. Construction Investment
6-1. Exports, Imports and Terms of Trade
6-2. Current Account and Financial Account
7. Employment and Wage
8. Price Indices
9-1. Financial Market (I)
9-2. Financial Market (II)
10. Housing Market
11-1. Major Indicators of the World Economy (I)
11-2. Major Indicators of the World Economy (II)
국내총생산 및 국내총소득의 성장률(2020년 불변가격)
Growth Rates of GDP and GDI (at 2020 Constant Prices)
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민간소비 및 고정투자(2020년 불변가격)
Growth Rate of Private Consumption and Fixed Investment(at 2020 Constant Prices)
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총수출 및 총수입
Total Imports and Exports
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외국인 순매수
Foreign Investors’ Net Purchase of Stocks
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기업대출
Bank Loans to Corporations
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