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South Korea Business Confidence 2026-02-25 06:00 Asia/Seoul: data, chart, and analysis

South Korea Business Confidence came in at 35.5 on Feb 24, 2026, compared with 36 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Korea context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
35.5
Previous
36
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-02-28

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South Korea Business Confidence release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

South Korea Business Confidence chart through 2026-02-28
KRW Business Confidence readings through 2026-02-28. Latest: 35.5.

Business Confidence release read

South Korea Business Confidence came in at 35.5 on Feb 24, 2026, compared with 36 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Korea context, and API access for this series.

The parent Business Confidence page shows the full time series for South Korea. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For KRW event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID krw_business_confidence_2026-02-24
API announcement ID krw_business_confidence_2026-02-28
Release time
2026-02-24 21:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-02-28
Actual value 35.5
Previous value 36
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1771966800

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full South Korea Business Confidence history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

More South Korea Business Confidence releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

2026-03-27 06:00 Asia/Seoul · 35.5

Older release

2026-01-27 06:00 Asia/Seoul · 36

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Consumer Confidence

Survey-based measure of consumers' confidence in economic conditions, employment prospects, and personal finances.

Current Account Balance

Measures trade in goods and services and income flows.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Gross domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, its broadest measure of activity. Depending on the country, the headline series is published as a level or as a growth rate; the unit shown with each series says which.

Inflation MoM

Month-over-month change in the consumer price index, measuring short-term inflationary momentum.

Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)

Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.

Producer Price Index (PPI)

Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for South Korea Business Confidence.

What did South Korea Business Confidence come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

South Korea Business Confidence was 35.5 Index (0-100 normalized) in February 2026. The previous reading was 36 Index (0-100 normalized).

When was this South Korea Business Confidence release published?

This release was published on Feb 24, 2026 at 06:00 Asia/Seoul.

When is the next South Korea Business Confidence release?

The next South Korea Business Confidence release is scheduled for Oct 21, 2026 at 12:00 Asia/Seoul.

What is the official source for South Korea Business Confidence?

Bank of Korea publishes the official Business Confidence series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1771966800,
  "announcement_id": "krw_business_confidence_2026-02-28",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://www.bok.or.kr/eng/stats/statsPublictSchdul/listCldr.do?menuNo=400359\u0026year=2026",
  "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "date": "2026-02-28",
  "observed_at_ns": 1789403882085836500,
  "original_unit": "Index (100=neutral)",
  "original_val": 71.0,
  "previous_value": 36.0,
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
  "release_date_confirmed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://www.bok.or.kr/eng/stats/statsPublictSchdul/listCldr.do?menuNo=400359\u0026year=2026",
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1771966800,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789403882085836500,
      "publication_time_precision": "minute",
      "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
      "source_url": "https://ecos.bok.or.kr/",
      "val": 35.5,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "source": "Bank of Korea",
  "source_series_id": "BOK:ECOS:512Y007:M:AA:99988",
  "source_url": "https://ecos.bok.or.kr/",
  "source_url_scope": "series",
  "val": 35.5,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}