# South Korea Core Inflation – Oct 2, 2026: 2.8

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/krw/inflation/core-cpi/releases/krw_core_inflation_2026-10-01
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 2.8 |
| Previous | 3.4 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2026-09-30 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-10-02 08:00 Asia/Seoul |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-10-01 23:00 UTC |
| Release ID | krw_core_inflation_2026-10-01 |

South Korea Core Inflation came in at 2.8 on Oct 2, 2026.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-02 | 2.8 | 3.4 | -- |
| 2026-09-02 | 3.4 | 2.6 | -- |
| 2026-08-04 | 2.6 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2026-07-02 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2026-06-02 | 2.5 | 2.2 | -- |
| 2026-05-06 | 2.2 | 2.2 | -- |
| 2026-04-02 | 2.2 | 2.3 | -- |
| 2026-03-06 | 2.3 | 2 | -- |
| 2026-02-03 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| 2025-12-31 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| 2025-12-02 | 2 | 2.2 | -- |
| 2025-11-04 | 2.2 | 2 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/krw/core_inflation
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/krw/inflation/core-cpi/releases/krw_core_inflation_2026-09-01
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/krw/inflation/core-cpi
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt