Imports to South Korea expanded 21.8% yoy in July 2022, above market forecasts of 20.7% and after a 19.4% growth in the prior month, preliminary data showed. The latest reading marked the 18th straight month of double-digit growth in arrivals amid strong domestic demand following a decline in COVID-19 cases and efforts to return to normal life. source: Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE)

Imports YoY in South Korea averaged 15.74 percent from 1967 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 115.60 percent in February of 1974 and a record low of -43.90 percent in July of 1998. This page includes a chart with historical data for South Korea Imports YoY. South Korea Imports YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2022.

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South Korea Imports YoY



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South Korea Import Growth Tops Estimates
Imports to South Korea expanded 21.8% yoy to USD 65.37 billion in July 2022, above market forecasts of 20.7% and after a 19.4% growth in the prior month, preliminary data showed. The latest reading marked the 18th straight month of double-digit growth in arrivals amid strong domestic demand following a decline in COVID-19 cases and efforts to return to normal life.
2022-08-01
South Korea Import Growth Below Estimates
Imports to South Korea expanded 19.4% yoy to USD 60.2 billion in June 2022, less than market forecasts of 22.6% and slowing sharply from a 32.0% jump in the prior month, flash data showed. Still, the latest reading marked the 17th straight month of double-digit growth in arrivals amid sustained domestic demand following a decline in COVID-19 cases and efforts to return to normal life. For the first six months of the year, inbound shipments jumped 26.2 percent from the same period of 2021 to $360.6 billion.
2022-07-01
South Korea Imports Rise the Most in 5 Months
Imports to South Korea expanded 32% yoy in May 2022, matching market forecasts of 31.9% and accelerating sharply from a 18.6% rise in the prior month, flash data showed. The latest reading marked the 16th straight month of double-digit growth in arrivals and the steepest pace since the start of the year, as domestic demand strengthened following a decline in COVID-19 cases and efforts to return to normal life.
2022-06-01

South Korea Imports by Country Last Previous
China 13818000.00 14180000.00 USD THO Jul/22
United States 6687000.00 6786000.00 USD THO Jul/22
European Union 5548000.00 5609000.00 USD THO Jul/22
Japan 4544000.00 4529000.00 USD THO Jul/22
Australia 3756143.00 3848436.00 USD THO Jun/22
Saudi Arabia 3196563.00 3701141.00 USD THO Jun/22
Taiwan 2537812.00 2426691.00 USD THO Jun/22
Germany 1802240.00 2031445.00 USD THO Jun/22
United Arab Emirates 1308786.00 1006535.00 USD THO Jun/22
Qatar 1122682.00 1349647.00 USD THO Jun/22
Indonesia 1070385.00 1337222.00 USD THO Jun/22
Netherlands 983522.00 829169.00 USD THO Jun/22
Malaysia 969193.00 1005351.00 USD THO Jun/22
Mexico 937261.00 786204.00 USD THO Jun/22
Kuwait 932130.00 998408.00 USD THO Jun/22
Singapore 878428.00 856288.00 USD THO Jun/22
India 852000.00 859000.00 USD THO Jul/22
Russia 804332.00 1077185.00 USD THO Jun/22
Canada 741645.00 795571.00 USD THO Jun/22
Thailand 718441.00 682081.00 USD THO Jun/22
Italy 687059.00 726337.00 USD THO Jun/22
Brazil 625571.00 489312.00 USD THO Jun/22
France 622844.00 676741.00 USD THO Jun/22
United Kingdom 480334.00 751092.00 USD THO Jun/22
Chile 413188.00 777117.00 USD THO Jun/22
Philippines 406077.00 431518.00 USD THO Jun/22
South Africa 307081.00 300223.00 USD THO Jun/22
Switzerland 256215.00 271903.00 USD THO Jun/22
Oman 235764.00 285253.00 USD THO Jun/22
Spain 215786.00 216012.00 USD THO Jun/22
New Zealand 187316.00 209017.00 USD THO Jun/22
Sweden 186928.00 199832.00 USD THO Jun/22
Israel 171577.00 140993.00 USD THO Jun/22
Hong Kong 165570.00 133597.00 USD THO Jun/22
Belgium 150312.00 331700.00 USD THO Jun/22
Turkey 145578.00 114160.00 USD THO May/22
Finland 138026.00 97542.00 USD THO Jun/22
Austria 133573.00 171758.00 USD THO Jun/22
Ireland 130547.00 117621.00 USD THO Jun/22
Norway 127421.00 175883.00 USD THO Jun/22
Argentina 124240.00 146502.00 USD THO Jun/22
Nigeria 108161.00 150822.00 USD THO Jun/22
Czech Republic 96742.00 82964.00 USD THO Jun/22
Denmark 92785.00 89848.00 USD THO Jun/22
Bahrain 82485.00 140960.00 USD THO Jun/22
Poland 81021.00 118041.00 USD THO Jun/22
Hungary 67282.00 57752.00 USD THO Jun/22
Colombia 66530.00 43267.00 USD THO Jun/22
Panama 48877.00 4611.00 USD THO Jun/22
Portugal 42959.00 48728.00 USD THO Jun/22
Egypt 40069.00 120057.00 USD THO Jun/22
Bangladesh 35810.00 43022.00 USD THO Jun/22
Pakistan 16080.00 42847.00 USD THO Jun/22
Papua New Guinea 15714.00 3995.00 USD THO Jun/22
Ukraine 14522.00 32407.00 USD THO Jun/22
Jordan 13111.00 9680.00 USD THO Jun/22
Greece 10402.00 21768.00 USD THO Jun/22
Guatemala 9076.00 10567.00 USD THO Jun/22
Ecuador 7415.00 8871.00 USD THO Jun/22
Uzbekistan 1783.00 3611.00 USD THO Jun/22
Venezuela 1308.00 1842.00 USD THO Jun/22
Iran 486.00 328.00 USD THO Jun/22
South Korea Imports by Category Last Previous
Crude Materials & Fuels 31581000.00 34479000.00 USD THO Jun/22
Capital Goods 19867000.00 19168000.00 USD THO Jun/22
Crude Materials & Fuels - Fuel 16066000.00 17077000.00 USD THO Jun/22
Consumer Goods 8753000.00 9573000.00 USD THO Jun/22
Crude Petroleum 8536000.00 8878000.00 USD THO Jun/22
Semi-conductor 6802000.00 6168000.00 USD THO Jun/22
Chemicals 6376000.00 6674000.00 USD THO Jun/22
Consumer Goods - Durable Consumer Goods 3596000.00 4041000.00 USD THO Jun/22
Crude Materials & Fuels - Minerals 2722000.00 3239000.00 USD THO Jun/22
Information & Communication Equipment 2465000.00 2564000.00 USD THO Jun/22
Capital Goods - Transport Equipment 1357000.00 1148000.00 USD THO Jun/22
Consumer Goods - Cereals 896000.00 909000.00 USD THO Jun/22
Crude Materials & Fuels - Textile 393000.00 421000.00 USD THO Jun/22
Crude Materials & Fuels - Oilpaper 244000.00 240000.00 USD THO Jun/22
Consumer Goods - Durable Cons Goodsgold 130000.00 101000.00 USD THO Jun/22
Domestic Use 38699.00 41454.00 USD Million Jun/22
Capital Goods - Domestic Use 12603.00 12278.00 USD Million Jun/22
Fuels - Use 9031.00 9261.00 USD Million Jun/22
Consumer Goods - Domestic Use 8336.00 9058.00 USD Million Jun/22
Capital Goods - Use 7264.00 6890.00 USD Million Jun/22
Fuels - Domestic Use 7035.00 7817.00 USD Million Jun/22
Semi-conductor - Use 5333.00 4837.00 USD Million Jun/22
Chemicals - Domestic Use 3796.00 4213.00 USD Million Jun/22
Consumer Durable Goods - Domestic Use 3283.00 3658.00 USD Million Jun/22
Chemicals - Use 2580.00 2461.00 USD Million Jun/22
Mineral - Domestic Use 1999.00 2323.00 USD Million Jun/22
Consumer Nondurable Goods - Domestic U 1877.00 1973.00 USD Million Jun/22
Iron & Steel Products - Domestic Use 1547.00 1743.00 USD Million Jun/22
Semi-conductor - Domestic Use 1468.00 1331.00 USD Million Jun/22
Transport Equipment - Domestic Use 1168.00 823.00 USD Million Jun/22
Non-ferrous Metal - Domestic Use 1134.00 1530.00 USD Million Jun/22
Passenger Car - Domestic Use 1054.00 1311.00 USD Million Jun/22
Cereals - Domestic Use 895.00 908.00 USD Million Jun/22
Clothing - Domestic Use 786.00 815.00 USD Million Jun/22
Mineral - Use 723.00 915.00 USD Million Jun/22
Electric Home Appliances - Domestic Use 628.00 653.00 USD Million Jun/22
Light Industry Input - Domestic Use 606.00 641.00 USD Million Jun/22
Iron & Steel Products - Use 550.00 595.00 USD Million Jun/22
Non-ferrous Metal - Use 443.00 619.00 USD Million Jun/22
Consumer Goods - Use 417.00 515.00 USD Million Jun/22
Consumer Durable Goods - Use 313.00 383.00 USD Million Jun/22
Textile - Domestic Use 270.00 290.00 USD Million Jun/22
Oilpaper - Domestic Use 241.00 235.00 USD Million Jun/22
Transport Equipment - Use 189.00 325.00 USD Million Jun/22
Light Industry Input - Use 176.00 170.00 USD Million Jun/22
Beverages - Domestic Use 136.00 136.00 USD Million Jun/22
Electric Home Appliances - Exports of 127.00 200.00 USD Million Jun/22
Textile - Use 122.00 131.00 USD Million Jun/22
Golf Accessories - Domestic Use 83.00 87.00 USD Million Jun/22
Gold - Use 66.00 65.00 USD Million Jun/22
Gold - Domestic Use 64.00 36.00 USD Million Jun/22
Tobacco - Domestic Use 22.00 26.00 USD Million Jun/22
Consumer Nondurable Goods - Exports of 21.00 23.00 USD Million Jun/22
Tobacco - Use 7.00 9.00 USD Million Jun/22
Clothing - Use 3.00 2.00 USD Million Jun/22
Oilpaper - Use 3.00 5.00 USD Million Jun/22

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