FX.co ★ South Korea Retail Sales Growth at 5-Month High

Retail sales in South Korea rose 2.7% month-on-month in June 2026, up sharply from a 0.1% increase in May and marking the strongest gain since January. The expansion was largely fueled by stronger demand for durable goods, especially automobiles. On a year-on-year basis, retail sales climbed 4.2% in June, the fastest pace in three months and an acceleration from a downwardly revised 1.5% rise in the previous period. As a key barometer of private consumption, these figures indicate that household spending gathered solid momentum at the end of the second quarter, signaling improved domestic demand.