FX.co ★ South Korea Producer Inflation Holds at 16-Month High

In December 2025, South Korea experienced a 1.9% year-on-year rise in producer prices, consistent with the growth observed in November and representing the most significant increase since July 2024. This growth highlights continued widespread price pressures across major sectors. Specifically, there were increases in the costs of services (2.2%, unchanged from November), manufacturing (consistent at 1.9%), and agricultural, forestry, and marine products, which saw a notable jump to 6.1% from 5.5%, indicating a strong recovery in farm-related prices. Conversely, prices for electricity, gas, and water continued to decline, contracting by 1.4%, following a previous decrease of 1.2%. On a month-to-month comparison, producer prices rose by 0.4% in December, showing an uptick from the 0.3% increase recorded in November.