South Korea · Consumer prices · NSA
South Korea inflation rate (CPI YoY): 2.8% in Oct 2026, down from 2.9% in Sep 2026.
Below expectations (~2.9% expected). Reported by 933thedrive.com, ua.news, finwire.io.
Next release: 1 Dec 2026.
The consumer price index measures what households pay for a basket of goods and services. This series shows the change from a year earlier.
| Period | First print | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 2.8% | 2.8% | −0.1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | 2.9% | −0.2 |
| Aug 2026 | — | 3.1% | +0.3 |
| Jul 2026 | — | 2.8% | −0.4 |
| Jun 2026 | — | 3.2% | +0.1 |
| May 2026 | — | 3.1% | +0.5 |
| Apr 2026 | — | 2.6% | +0.4 |
| Mar 2026 | — | 2.2% | +0.2 |
| Feb 2026 | — | 2.0% | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | — | 2.0% | −0.3 |
| Dec 2025 | — | 2.3% | −0.1 |
| Nov 2025 | — | 2.4% | 0 |
Source: 국가데이터처 (KOSTAT, Statistics Korea) - press-release statistical tables; some rows via the OECD History: Source: OECD (2026), OECD Data Explorer (https://data-explorer.oecd.org), from national sources; some series rounded by Chartlas to the national release's precision.