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The Statistics Korea publishes the 『 Regional Economic Trends 』, which includes key economic indicators by region, on a quarterly basis. Please take a brief look at the key economic trends.
For more detailed information, refer to the press release.

Industrial Production Index 
The national index is calculated using the chained Laspeyres formula, while the regional index is based on the fixed Laspeyres formula.

Recent data may include provisional figures, and more detailed information can be found in the press release and statistical tables.

(Rate of Change Compared to the Same Quarter of the Previous Year, %)
Whole country
1.9 (%)

Source: Statistics Korea,「Monthly Survey of Mining and Manufacturing」 (2025.1/4Quarterly)

Upper

  • Gwangju 10.2
  • Gyeonggi-do 7.2
  • Chungcheongbuk-do 5.8

Lower

  • Gangwon State -10.8
  • Sejong City -7.6
  • Seoul -5.4

Index of Services 
The national index is calculated using the chained Laspeyres formula, while the regional index is based on the fixed Laspeyres formula.

Recent data may include provisional figures, and more detailed information can be found in the press release and statistical tables.

(Rate of Change Compared to the Same Quarter of the Previous Year, %)
Whole country
0.4 (%)

Source: Statistics Korea,「Monthly Service Industry Survey」 (2025.1/4Quarterly)

Upper

  • Sejong City 4.0
  • Seoul 1.2
  • Incheon 0.8

Lower

  • Daegu -2.9
  • Gyeongsangnam-do -2.9
  • Gyeongsangbuk-do -2.8

Retail Sales Index 
Recent data may include provisional figures, and more detailed information can be found in the press release and statistical tables.

(Rate of Change Compared to the Same Quarter of the Previous Year, %)
Whole country
-0.3 (%)

Source: Statistics Korea,「Monthly Service Industry Survey」 (2025.1/4Quarterly)

Upper

  • Busan 4.7
  • Gyeongsangnam-do 4.6
  • Ulsan 3.8

Lower

  • Jeju -7.0
  • Daejeon -2.9
  • Seoul -2.1

Value of Construction Orders Received 
Recent data may include provisional figures, and more detailed information can be found in the press release and statistical tables.

(Rate of Change Compared to the Same Quarter of the Previous Year, %)
Whole country
1.0 (%)

Source: Statistics Korea,「Monthly Survey of Construction Orders Received and Value of Construction Completed」 (2025.1/4Quarterly)

Upper

  • Sejong City 362.3
  • Chungcheongbuk-do 275.6
  • Seoul 125.8

Lower

  • Gwangju -84.8
  • Gyeongsangnam-do -68.9
  • Jeollanam-do -64.0

Employment rate 
Recent data may include provisional figures, and more detailed information can be found in the press release and statistical tables.

(Change Compared to the Same Quarter of the Previous Year, %p)
Whole country
0.2 (%p)

Source: Statistics Korea, 「Economically Active Population Survey」 (2025.1/4Quarterly)

Upper

  • Chungcheongnam-do 1.9
  • Gangwon State 1.3
  • Chungcheongbuk-do 1.2

Lower

  • Gwangju -1.2
  • Seoul -1.1
  • Jeollabuk-do -0.8

Unemployment rate 
Recent data may include provisional figures, and more detailed information can be found in the press release and statistical tables.

(Change Compared to the Same Quarter of the Previous Year, %p)
Whole country
0.1 (%p)

Source: Statistics Korea, 「Economically Active Population Survey」 (2025.1/4Quarterly)

Upper

  • Seoul 1.3
  • Sejong City 0.9
  • Jeollabuk-do 0.8

Lower

  • Ulsan -1.8
  • Gangwon State -0.7
  • Daegu -0.6

CPI 
Since the price levels at the reference point (2020) differ by region,
it is not possible to compare regional price differences using the regional Consumer Price Index.
More detailed information can be found in the press release and statistical tables.

(Rate of Change Compared to the Same Quarter of the Previous Year, %)
Whole country
2.1 (%)

Source: Statistics Korea,「Consumer Price Survey (Index)」 (2025.1/4Quarterly)

Upper

  • Sejong City 2.6
  • Gangwon State 2.3
  • Jeollabuk-do 2.3

Lower

  • Jeju 1.6
  • Ulsan 1.9
  • Seoul 2.0

Number of Net Internal Migrants 
※ If the value is greater than 0, it indicates a net inflow. If it is less than 0, it indicates a net outflow.
More detailed information can be found in the press release and statistical tables

(Net Migration = Inflow Count - Outflow Count, Person(s))
Whole country

Source: Statistics Korea, 「Internal Migration Statistics」 (2025.1/4Quarterly)

Upper

  • Incheon 11,091
  • Seoul 6,129
  • Gyeonggi-do 5,588

Lower

  • Gwangju -4,945
  • Gyeongsangnam-do -4,729
  • Gyeongsangbuk-do -3,524