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Country Report South Korea March 2011
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Exchange rate W:US$ (av) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 1,354.7 | 1,440.2 | 1,453.4 | 1,336.3 | 1,255.6 | 1,262.3 | 1,262.0 | 1,239.7 | 1,215.0 | 1,174.8 | 1,163.2 | 1,166.1 |
| 2010 | 1,138.8 | 1,156.8 | 1,136.1 | 1,115.7 | 1,168.4 | 1,212.5 | 1,204.9 | 1,180.0 | 1,162.9 | 1,122.2 | 1,128.1 | 1,146.2 |
| 2011 | 1,120.3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Exchange rate W:US$ (end-period) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 1,379.5 | 1,534.0 | 1,383.5 | 1,282.0 | 1,255.0 | 1,273.9 | 1,228.5 | 1,248.9 | 1,178.1 | 1,182.5 | 1,162.8 | 1,164.5 |
| 2010 | 1,161.8 | 1,160.0 | 1,131.3 | 1,108.4 | 1,202.5 | 1,210.3 | 1,182.7 | 1,189.1 | 1,140.2 | 1,125.3 | 1,159.7 | 1,134.8 |
| 2011 | 1,114.3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| General government revenue (W bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 23,367 | 12,196 | 33,019 | 28,385 | 11,453 | 24,817 | 26,491 | 15,385 | 21,072 | 21,318 | 18,384 | 19,365 |
| 2010 | 25,002 | 14,847 | 37,750 | 31,772 | 18,786 | 15,116 | 23,447 | 21,346 | 21,189 | 22,866 | 20,478 | n/a |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| General government expenditure (W bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 31,908 | 23,294 | 25,805 | 26,014 | 21,669 | 32,503 | 16,192 | 14,069 | 30,422 | 12,236 | 11,859 | 26,902 |
| 2010 | 22,694 | 26,618 | 35,307 | 24,024 | 19,850 | 26,182 | 14,191 | 12,959 | 20,416 | 14,357 | 14,200 | n/a |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| General government balance (W bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | -8,541 | -11,098 | 7,214 | 2,371 | -10,216 | -7,686 | 10,299 | 1,316 | -9,350 | 9,082 | 6,525 | -7,537 |
| 2010 | 2,308 | -11,771 | 2,443 | 7,748 | -1,064 | -11,066 | 9,256 | 8,387 | 773 | 8,509 | 6,278 | n/a |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Money supply, M1 (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 10.5 | 14.8 | 17.7 | 17.2 | 17.7 | 19.9 | 16.9 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 17.8 | 15.9 | 17.8 |
| 2010 | 17.0 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 12.2 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 9.9 |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Money supply, M2 (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 9.9 |
| 2010 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.0 |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Industrial production (seasonally adjusted; % change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | -21.0 | -14.5 | -11.3 | -8.5 | -6.8 | -2.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 18.5 | 35.8 |
| 2010 | 31.0 | 25.9 | 22.7 | 19.5 | 20.6 | 16.4 | 14.9 | 14.2 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 15.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Unemployment rate (%) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 2010 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| 2011 | 3.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Deposit rate (av; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 2010 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lending rate (av; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| 2010 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| KOSPI Composite stockmarket index (end-period; Jan 4th 1980=100) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 1,162 | 1,063 | 1,206 | 1,369 | 1,396 | 1,390 | 1,557 | 1,592 | 1,673 | 1,581 | 1,556 | 1,683 |
| 2010 | 1,602 | 1,595 | 1,693 | 1,742 | 1,641 | 1,698 | 1,759 | 1,743 | 1,873 | 1,883 | 1,905 | 2,051 |
| 2011 | 2,070 | 1,939 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Consumer prices (av; % change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| 2010 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 2011 | 4.1 | 4.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Producer prices (av; % change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -1.3 | -3.1 | -3.8 | -3.0 | -2.6 | -3.1 | -0.4 | 1.8 |
| 2010 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 2011 | 6.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Goods exports fob (US$ m) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 21,133 | 25,397 | 27,891 | 30,327 | 27,824 | 32,210 | 31,908 | 28,950 | 33,922 | 33,970 | 33,992 | 36,010 |
| 2010 | 30,735 | 33,039 | 37,309 | 39,301 | 38,888 | 42,049 | 40,424 | 36,481 | 39,411 | 43,340 | 41,261 | 44,145 |
| 2011 | 44,679 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Goods imports cif (US$ m) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 24,899 | 22,598 | 23,921 | 24,874 | 23,407 | 25,689 | 27,680 | 27,408 | 29,757 | 30,397 | 29,535 | 32,921 |
| 2010 | 31,536 | 31,044 | 35,576 | 35,522 | 34,854 | 35,255 | 35,422 | 35,275 | 35,002 | 37,001 | 38,669 | 40,057 |
| 2011 | 41,764 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Trade balance fob-cif (US$ m) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | -3,765 | 2,799 | 3,970 | 5,453 | 4,417 | 6,521 | 4,229 | 1,541 | 4,165 | 3,574 | 4,457 | 3,089 |
| 2010 | -801 | 1,995 | 1,733 | 3,779 | 4,034 | 6,794 | 5,002 | 1,206 | 4,409 | 6,339 | 2,592 | 4,089 |
| 2011 | 2,915 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (US$ m) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 201,665 | 201,459 | 206,265 | 212,402 | 226,691 | 231,657 | 237,432 | 245,381 | 254,169 | 264,109 | 270,814 | 269,916 |
| 2010 | 273,615 | 270,581 | 272,252 | 278,795 | 270,142 | 274,140 | 285,879 | 285,274 | 289,696 | 293,268 | 290,151 | 291,491 |
| 2011 | 295,877 | 297,588 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; Haver Analytics. | ||||||||||||
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