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2 stories tagged “business cycle”, each from official Korean data with its source and timestamp.
Korea's leading indicator is the highest of four Asian economies we track. China's is the only one below trend.
OECD composite leading indicators for Korea, Japan, India and China through August 2026. Korea's has risen every month for 20 months running; China's has fallen every month for 19. Not a forecast — a reading of where each series sits now.
Korea's leading indicator has climbed for a year. Its coincident gauge has barely moved.
Statistics Korea's leading cyclical index rose every month for a year, 100.0 to 105.7, yearly growth doubling to 8.8%. The coincident gauge — the here-and-now — sat flat near 100. The forward signal is loud, the present quiet. Not advice.