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Significant Revisions in IP Volume Data
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- WriterGlen Wee
- Date2025-07-31
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Hi,
We are users of your data for IP Volume found in this table: Volume of production, shipment, inventory, domestic demand and exports https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=101&tblId=DT_1F02012&conn_path=I2&language=en
We noticed large revisions for the following items starting from April 2025 where the values seems to have changed by more than 100 times. For example, the domestic quantity for rubber antioxidant was 2127 in April 2025 but revised to 1578485.
Poly propylene glycol
Potassium hydroxide
Styrene rubber
Polyethylene
Polystrene
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene resin
Polypropylene
Epoxide resin
Unsaturated polyester resin
Linear polyester resin
Polyurethane resin
Engineering plastic resin
Paint
Rubber antioxidant
We also noticed data were removed for the following items for April to May 2025, could you please verify if this is accurate as well?
Composite fertilizer
Agricultural pesticides
P.V.C stable preparation
Looking forward to your confirmation
Best regards,
Glen
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Statistics Korea/2025-07-31
Dear Glen Wee, Thank you for visiting the KOSIS website. According to the Short-term Industry Statistics Division of Statistics Korea, which is responsible for the statistical production of the Monthly Survey of Mining and Manufacturing, when disseminating the results of the Monthly Survey of Mining and Manufacturing in June 2025, some erroneous statistical figures were uploaded on the KOSIS website in the process of updating the internal system. These erroneous figures were revised at 10:30 AM (local time) on July 31st.. Sorry for the inconvenience. Warm regards, Statistics Korea