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South Korea Trade Balance 2026-10-08 08:00 Asia/Seoul: data, chart, and analysis

South Korea Trade Balance came in at 49,708.90 on Oct 7, 2026, compared with 40,143.20 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Korea context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
49,708.90
Previous
40,143.20
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-08-31

Last updated:

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South Korea Trade Balance release chart

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

South Korea Trade Balance chart through 2026-08-31
KRW Trade Balance readings through 2026-08-31. Latest: 49,708.90.

Trade Balance release read

South Korea Trade Balance came in at 49,708.90 on Oct 7, 2026, compared with 40,143.20 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Korea context, and API access for this series.

The parent Trade Balance 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.

Pickup record

When the official source published this release and when the figure was on FXMacroData. All times are UTC.

Available within
4.78 s

of publication

On FXMacroData at

7 Oct 2026 UTC

Scheduled for

7 Oct 2026 UTC

Pickup record for this release
Scheduled release
Official source published Between and UTC, 7 Oct 2026
14.57 s after the scheduled time
Observed by FXMacroData's reads of the official source: the last read showing the previous period and the first read showing this one. The publisher does not issue this timestamp.
On FXMacroData at
Available within 4.78 s of publication

The official source published this release somewhere between those two reads, so the figure was available through FXMacroData no more than 4.78 s after it was published.

See the pickup record for every recent release

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID krw_trade_balance_2026-10-07
API announcement ID krw_trade_balance_2026-08-31
Release time
2026-10-07 23:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-08-31
Actual value 49,708.90
Previous value 40,143.20
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1791414000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full South Korea Trade Balance 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

2026-09-04 08:00 Asia/Seoul · 40,143.20

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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 Trade Balance.

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

South Korea Trade Balance was 49,708.90 USD mn in August 2026. The previous reading was 40,143.20 USD mn.

When was this South Korea Trade Balance release published?

This release was published on Oct 7, 2026 at 08:00 Asia/Seoul.

When is the next South Korea Trade Balance release?

The next South Korea Trade Balance release is scheduled for Nov 5, 2026 at 08:00 Asia/Seoul.

What is the official source for South Korea Trade Balance?

Statistics Korea publishes the official Trade Balance 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": 1791414000,
  "announcement_id": "krw_trade_balance_2026-08-31",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://www.bok.or.kr/eng/stats/statsPublictSchdul/listCldr.do?menuNo=400359\u0026year=2026",
  "available_at_iso": "2026-10-07T23:00:14.779984Z",
  "available_at_ns": 1791414014779984141,
  "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-10-07T23:00:14.574323Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1791414014574322769,
  "date": "2026-08-31",
  "ingestion_latency_ms": 14574.323,
  "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
  "observed_at_ns": 1791414014574322769,
  "official_planned_release_datetime": 1791414000,
  "previous_value": 40143.2,
  "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": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1791414000,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 14410.982,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791414014410982285,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1791414000,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "source_published_after_ns": 1791414010000000000,
      "source_published_by_ns": 1791414014410982285,
      "source_published_window_basis": "poll_bracket",
      "source_url": "https://ecos.bok.or.kr/",
      "val": 49708.9,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://www.bok.or.kr/eng/stats/statsPublictSchdul/listCldr.do?menuNo=400359\u0026year=2026",
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1791414000,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 14574.323,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791414014574322769,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1791414000,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "source_published_after_ns": 1791414010000000000,
      "source_published_by_ns": 1791414014574322769,
      "source_published_window_basis": "poll_bracket",
      "source_url": "https://ecos.bok.or.kr/",
      "val": 49708.9,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "source": "Bank of Korea",
  "source_published_after_ns": 1791414010000000000,
  "source_published_by_ns": 1791414014574322769,
  "source_published_window_basis": "poll_bracket",
  "source_series_id": "BOK:ECOS:301Y017:M:SA100",
  "source_url": "https://ecos.bok.or.kr/",
  "source_url_scope": "dataset",
  "val": 49708.9,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}