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South Korea Retail Sales Planned 2026-09-30 08:00 Asia/Seoul: data, chart, and analysis

South Korea Retail Sales came in at 119 on Sep 30, 2026, compared with 122.6 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Korea context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
119
Previous
122.6
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-08-31

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South Korea Retail Sales release chart

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

South Korea Retail Sales chart through 2026-08-31
KRW Retail Sales readings through 2026-08-31. Latest: 119.

Retail Sales release read

South Korea Retail Sales came in at 119 on Sep 30, 2026, compared with 122.6 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Korea context, and API access for this series.

The parent Retail Sales 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_retail_sales_2026-09-29
API announcement ID krw_retail_sales_2026-08-31
Release time
Planned 2026-09-29 23:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-08-31
Actual value 119
Previous value 122.6
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1790722800

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full South Korea Retail Sales 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.

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Older release

Planned 2026-08-31 08:00 Asia/Seoul · 122.6

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Inflation MoM

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Common questions about this release

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

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

South Korea Retail Sales was 119 Index (2020=100) in August 2026. The previous reading was 122.6 Index (2020=100).

When was this South Korea Retail Sales release published?

The official schedule lists Sep 30, 2026 at 08:00 Asia/Seoul. The actual publication time is unavailable.

When is the next South Korea Retail Sales release?

The next South Korea Retail Sales release is scheduled for Oct 30, 2026.

What is the official source for South Korea Retail Sales?

ABS publishes the official Retail Sales 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": 1790722800,
  "announcement_id": "krw_retail_sales_2026-08-31",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/newsPln.es?mid=a10305000000\u0026bid=",
  "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-10-09T05:02:18.412641Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1791522138412641005,
  "date": "2026-08-31",
  "observed_at_ns": 1791344966803952700,
  "official_planned_release_datetime": 1790722800,
  "previous_value": 122.6,
  "publication_time_basis": "official_schedule",
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "release_date_confirmed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/newsPln.es?mid=a10305000000\u0026bid=",
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1790722800,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791344966803952700,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1790722800,
      "publication_time_precision": "minute",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "source_url": "https://ecos.bok.or.kr/",
      "val": 119.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "source": "Statistics Korea",
  "source_contract": {
    "basis": "catalogue",
    "frequency": "Monthly",
    "source_series_id": "BOK:ECOS:901Y100:M:G0:T1",
    "unit": "Index (2020=100)"
  },
  "source_series_id": "BOK:ECOS:901Y100:M:G0:T1",
  "source_url": "https://ecos.bok.or.kr/",
  "source_url_scope": "dataset",
  "val": 119.0,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}