Bank of Korea
Interest Rates (Oct 2025)
□ In October 2025, the average interest rate on new deposits was 2.57%, up 5 basis points from the previous month.
― The average interest rate on outstanding amounts of deposits as of end-October was 2.03%, down 1 basis points from the previous month.
□ In October ...
Nov 26,2025
Bank of Korea
Business Survey and Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) for November 2025
□ The Composite Business Sentiment Index (CBSI) for all industries for
November 2025 was 92.1, up 1.5 points from the previous month,
and that for the outlook for the following month remained unchangedfrom the previous month at 91.1.
― In the manufacturing sector, the CBSI f...
Nov 26,2025
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Korea and UAE Connected through Local Airports
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT, Minister KIM Yun-duk) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA, Minister CHO Hyun) had bilateral air talks with 13 countries*, including the Dominican Republic, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Iceland and so forth, ...
Nov 25,2025
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
One in Three Korean Adults Is Obese, a 30.8% Increase Over the Past Decade
- KDCA releases in-depth analysis of adult obesity using “2024 Korea Community Health Survey” data.
- One in three adults is obese; Jeonnam and Jeju show the highest obesity rates, while Sejong shows the lowest.
- Although the rate is still below the OECD av...
Nov 25,2025
Bank of Korea
Consumer Tendency Survey for November 2025
□ The Composite Consumer Sentiment Index (CCSI) for November 2025 stood at 112.4, 2.6 points higher than that in October.
― Consumer sentiment regarding current living standards was unchanged at 96, and that concerning the future outlook was 101, one point higher than that in...
Nov 25,2025