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South Korea Core CPI Inflation – Oct 1, 2026: 2.8

Official release row with the realised value, prior value, forecast field, exact announcement timestamp, and series chart in one canonical workspace.

Open Core CPI series API reference Release calendar
Actual
2.8
Previous
3.4
Forecast
--
Surprise
--
Release time
2026-10-02 08:00 Asia/Seoul

2026-10-01 23:00 UTC

Last updated:

KRW Core CPI release chart

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South Korea Core CPI chart through 2026-09-30
KRW Core CPI readings through 2026-09-30. Latest: 2.8.

KRW Core CPI release context

The official Core CPI inflation row printed 2.8 for 2026-09-30. The previous value was 3.4 and the forecast field was --.

Use the chart above to compare this release with the recent series path, then use the API endpoint below for point-in-time event studies and model features keyed to the stable release ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the machine-readable citation fields for this announcement. The local and UTC timestamps are kept visible because event studies and trading systems need the exact public release moment, not just the date.

Public release ID krw_core_inflation_2026-10-01
API announcement ID krw_core_inflation_2026-09-30
Release time
2026-10-01 23:00 UTC
Reference period 2026-09-30
Actual value 2.8
Previous value 3.4
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1790895600

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2026-09-02 08:00 Asia/Seoul · 3.4

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for South Korea Core CPI inflation.

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

South Korea Core Inflation was 2.8% year on year in Q3 2026. The previous reading was 3.4%.

When was this South Korea Core Inflation release published?

This release was published on Oct 1, 2026 at 08:00 Asia/Seoul.

When is the next South Korea Core Inflation release?

The next South Korea Core Inflation release is scheduled for Nov 3, 2026 at 08:00 Asia/Seoul.

What is the official source for South Korea Core Inflation?

ABS publishes the official Core Inflation 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": 1790895600,
  "announcement_id": "krw_core_inflation_2026-09-30",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000\u0026bid=213\u0026list_no=447322\u0026act=view",
  "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-10-09T05:00:55.992489Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1791522055992488689,
  "date": "2026-09-30",
  "observed_at_ns": 1791345055901486600,
  "previous_value": 3.4,
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
  "release_date_confirmed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000\u0026bid=213\u0026list_no=447322\u0026act=view",
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1790895600,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791345055901486600,
      "publication_time_precision": "minute",
      "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
      "source_url": "https://ecos.bok.or.kr/",
      "val": 2.8,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "source": "Statistics Korea",
  "source_contract": {
    "basis": "catalogue",
    "frequency": "Monthly",
    "source_series_id": "BOK:ECOS:901Y010:M:DB",
    "unit": "%YoY"
  },
  "source_series_id": "BOK:ECOS:901Y010:M:DB",
  "source_url": "https://ecos.bok.or.kr/",
  "source_url_scope": "dataset",
  "val": 2.8,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}