CPI Inflation, All Items Excluding Food and Energy (Monthly, YoY, NSA): South Korea
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Korea is 2.80% y/y for 2026-10, from OECD.
Reviewed series · Prices · Monthly · % y/y · OECD.CPI.CORE.YOY.M · KOR
National CPI using COICOP 1999. Core here excludes food and energy; it is not an alternative core definition excluding alcohol and tobacco. OECD Data Terms section 3 permits commercial reuse with attribution except separately restricted or third-party-owned data; no additional restriction was identified in the pinned flow metadata reviewed 2026-10-10. Collection time is not an original publication timestamp. Source observation flags and reference periods are retained.
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- 2.80
- % y/y · 2026-10
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- 2.80
- % y/y · 2026-09
- Oldest shown
- 1.69
- % y/y · 2016-11
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- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
South Korea · history
% y/y · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% y/y) |
|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 2.80 |
| 2026-09 | 2.80 |
| 2026-08 | 3.37 |
| 2026-07 | 2.61 |
| 2026-06 | 2.48 |
| 2026-05 | 2.54 |
| 2026-04 | 2.17 |
| 2026-03 | 2.19 |
| 2026-02 | 2.30 |
| 2026-01 | 2.02 |
| 2025-12 | 2.01 |
| 2025-11 | 1.97 |
| 2025-10 | 2.15 |
| 2025-09 | 1.96 |
| 2025-08 | 1.29 |
| 2025-07 | 1.98 |
| 2025-06 | 2.00 |
| 2025-05 | 1.97 |
| 2025-04 | 2.05 |
| 2025-03 | 1.90 |
| 2025-02 | 1.77 |
| 2025-01 | 1.94 |
| 2024-12 | 1.82 |
| 2024-11 | 1.86 |
| 2024-10 | 1.82 |
| 2024-09 | 1.98 |
| 2024-08 | 2.05 |
| 2024-07 | 2.17 |
| 2024-06 | 2.15 |
| 2024-05 | 2.21 |
| 2024-04 | 2.35 |
| 2024-03 | 2.42 |
| 2024-02 | 2.55 |
| 2024-01 | 2.54 |
| 2023-12 | 2.77 |
| 2023-11 | 2.87 |
| 2023-10 | 3.11 |
| 2023-09 | 3.14 |
| 2023-08 | 3.14 |
| 2023-07 | 3.21 |
| 2023-06 | 3.35 |
| 2023-05 | 3.77 |
| 2023-04 | 3.91 |
| 2023-03 | 3.98 |
| 2023-02 | 3.87 |
| 2023-01 | 3.99 |
| 2022-12 | 4.04 |
| 2022-11 | 4.20 |
| 2022-10 | 4.19 |
| 2022-09 | 4.06 |
| 2022-08 | 4.07 |
| 2022-07 | 4.01 |
| 2022-06 | 3.91 |
| 2022-05 | 3.41 |
| 2022-04 | 3.01 |
| 2022-03 | 2.84 |
| 2022-02 | 2.87 |
| 2022-01 | 2.60 |
| 2021-12 | 2.24 |
| 2021-11 | 1.90 |
| 2021-10 | 2.34 |
| 2021-09 | 1.42 |
| 2021-08 | 1.34 |
| 2021-07 | 1.28 |
| 2021-06 | 1.12 |
| 2021-05 | 1.19 |
| 2021-04 | 1.22 |
| 2021-03 | 1.07 |
| 2021-02 | 0.63 |
| 2021-01 | 0.72 |
| 2020-12 | 0.64 |
| 2020-11 | 0.63 |
| 2020-10 | -0.26 |
| 2020-09 | 0.63 |
| 2020-08 | 0.39 |
| 2020-07 | 0.33 |
| 2020-06 | 0.38 |
| 2020-05 | 0.23 |
| 2020-04 | 0.10 |
| 2020-03 | 0.21 |
| 2020-02 | 0.38 |
| 2020-01 | 0.62 |
| 2019-12 | 0.63 |
| 2019-11 | 0.52 |
| 2019-10 | 0.63 |
| 2019-09 | 0.48 |
| 2019-08 | 0.84 |
| 2019-07 | 0.88 |
| 2019-06 | 0.69 |
| 2019-05 | 0.57 |
| 2019-04 | 0.71 |
| 2019-03 | 0.75 |
| 2019-02 | 1.10 |
| 2019-01 | 1.05 |
| 2018-12 | 1.05 |
| 2018-11 | 1.24 |
| 2018-10 | 1.01 |
| 2018-09 | 1.12 |
| 2018-08 | 1.03 |
| 2018-07 | 1.00 |
| 2018-06 | 1.26 |
| 2018-05 | 1.38 |
| 2018-04 | 1.43 |
| 2018-03 | 1.34 |
| 2018-02 | 1.15 |
| 2018-01 | 0.99 |
| 2017-12 | 1.38 |
| 2017-11 | 1.34 |
| 2017-10 | 1.60 |
| 2017-09 | 1.37 |
| 2017-08 | 1.47 |
| 2017-07 | 1.51 |
| 2017-06 | 1.46 |
| 2017-05 | 1.54 |
| 2017-04 | 1.58 |
| 2017-03 | 1.67 |
| 2017-02 | 1.78 |
| 2017-01 | 1.75 |
| 2016-12 | 1.60 |
| 2016-11 | 1.69 |
Source: OECD. Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-11 to 2026-10. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.