FX.co ★ South Korea Import Prices Show Slower Growth

In December 2025, South Korea experienced a 0.3% year-on-year increase in import prices, a deceleration from November’s 1.9% rise, indicating a continuation of the upward trend for the third consecutive month. The pace of price hikes slowed across major sectors: intermediate goods increased by 3.5% compared to November’s 4.7%; consumer goods saw a 4% rise, down from 5.5%; and capital goods rose by 3.1%, a decrease from the previous month's 4.5% increase. Conversely, the decline in raw material prices persisted, with a 7% drop following a 4.7% decrease in November. On a month-to-month basis, import prices went up by 0.7%, a reduction from the 2.4% rise recorded in the prior month.