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Korea to reflect subscriptions, smartwatch costs in consumer price data

The government will update consumer price index items to reflect digital spending trends, including software subscriptions, cloud services, smartwatch costs and EV charging fees.

2026.7.7

A person walks by an SK Telecom store in Seoul on Aug. 27. [YONHAP]

Consumer prices rise 1.7% in August, slowest pace in 9 months

Korea's consumer prices grew by less than 2 percent in August, marking the slowest pace of growth in nine months, largely due to a sharp drop in telecommunication fees, data showed Tuesday.

2025.9.2

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A worker examines newborns at a neonatal unit at a hospital in Ilsan District, Goyang, Gyeonggi, on Aug. 27. [NEWS1]

June births rise 9.4 percent, the largest increase on record

Korea's birthrate rose 9.4 percent in June, marking the fastest growth in over four decades amid increased marriages and changing demographics.

2025.8.27

Grocery shoppers browse the ramyeon section at a large supermarket in downtown Seoul on Aug. 11. The July price index for food and nonalcoholic beverages rose 3.5 percent on year to 125.75, according to Statistics Korea’s Korean Statistical Information Service database on Aug. 11. [YONHAP]

Consumers get cooked on food prices with sharpest rise in a year in July

Food prices in Korea saw the sharpest rise in a year last month, with the 3.5 percent hike adding to household cost pressures despite overall inflation remaining in the 2 percent range, the Bank of Korea’s key benchmark for monetary policy decisions.

2025.8.11

A newborn is held by a nurse at a hospital in Gangseo District, western Seoul, on Feb. 26. [JUN MIN-KYU]

Korea records first on-year increase in February births in 11 years

The number of births in Korea rose in February for the first time in 11 years, driven in part by a continued increase in marriages, according to Statistics Korea on Wednesday.

2025.4.23

A worker at Samsung Electronics' production line in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi. [YONHAP]

Industrial output gains 0.6% in February as retail sales shift up 1.5%

Korea's industrial output edged up in February from the previous month, driven by robust production of electronic components and electrical equipment, data showed Monday.

2025.3.31

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok speaks at a meeting with the heads of the National Tax Service, the Korea Customs Service, Public Procurement Service and Statistics Korea at the Sejong government complex on March 26. [YONHAP]

Fresh on the job, Finance Minister Choi meets tax, customs chiefs for trade war talk

Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok discusses trade war strategies with the leaders of governmental organizations.

2025.3.26

The demolition of a closed-down meat restaurant is underway in Mapo District, western Seoul, on March 10. [YONHAP]

Self-employed numbers lowest since January 2020

The number of self-employed individuals in Korea has dropped more than 200,000 in the past two months.

2025.3.10

A job-seeker looks at job openings posted at the Seoul Western Employment Welfare Plus Center in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Feb. 20. [YONHAP]

New hires fall for second year straight

The proportion of new hires in wage-earning positions has declined for the second consecutive year.

2025.2.20

A job-seeker checks postings on a job board at an Employment Welfare Plus Center in Seoul on Feb. 10. [YONHAP]

Employment down after martial law order

Following President Yoon Suk Yeol's controversial martial law, Statistics Korea reported a significant decline in job openings, with 52,000 fewer employed individuals in December 2024 compared to the previous year.

2025.2.10