Recent Bank of Korea data and policy moves shape trader views on South Korea's 2026 annual inflation, with July headline CPI easing to 2.8% year-over-year from 3.2% in June while core inflation climbed to 2.6%, its highest since late 2023. The central bank's August 27 decision to raise the benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3%—its second consecutive hike—reflects concerns that elevated cost pressures from Middle East tensions and strengthening demand-side forces will keep inflation above the 2% target for an extended period. The BOK held its 2026 consumer price forecast at 2.7% but lifted the core projection to 2.5% and revised GDP growth upward to 3.3%, citing robust semiconductor exports. These developments sustain a tight contest among the 2.7-2.9%, 3.0%+, and 2.4-2.6% ranges, as traders weigh persistent energy and services price risks against the impact of tighter monetary policy.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated2.7% to 2.9% 32.6%
3.0%+ 27.5%
2.4% to 2.6% 26.7%
2.1% to 2.3% 7.2%
$33,083 Vol.
$33,083 Vol.
Dec 30, 2026
<1.5%
5%
1.5% to 1.7%
6%
1.8% to 2.0%
3%
2.1% to 2.3%
7%
2.4% to 2.6%
27%
2.7% to 2.9%
33%
3.0%+
28%
2.7% to 2.9% 32.6%
3.0%+ 27.5%
2.4% to 2.6% 26.7%
2.1% to 2.3% 7.2%
$33,083 Vol.
$33,083 Vol.
Dec 30, 2026
<1.5%
$2,708 Vol.
5%
1.5% to 1.7%
$2,935 Vol.
6%
1.8% to 2.0%
$1,714 Vol.
3%
2.1% to 2.3%
$4,106 Vol.
7%
2.4% to 2.6%
$4,827 Vol.
27%
2.7% to 2.9%
$5,126 Vol.
33%
3.0%+
$11,667 Vol.
28%
This is a market about the variation of consumer prices in South Korea in the 12-month period ending December 2026, as reported by the South Korean Ministry of Data and Statistics (MODS).
This market will resolve according to the percentage change in South Korea’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the 12-month period ending December 2026 (December CPI % change compared to the same month of the previous year), according to the monthly MODS Consumer Price Survey report for the specified month.
The resolution source for this market will be the MODS Consumer Price Index monthly report released for December 2026, currently scheduled to be released on December 31, 2026. Resolution of this market will take place upon release of the aforementioned data. If no data for the specified month is released by the date the next month's data is scheduled to be released, this market will resolve based on data from the last available month.
The relevant report will be made available upon release at: https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a20109020000&bid=11751&eng_board_type=01
Note: This market’s resolution source reports percentage change in the South Korean Consumer Price Index to only one decimal point (e.g. 2.0%). Thus this is the level of precision that will be used when resolving this market. For the full release schedule, see: https://mods.go.kr/schdl.es?mid=a20301000000Recent Bank of Korea data and policy moves shape trader views on South Korea's 2026 annual inflation, with July headline CPI easing to 2.8% year-over-year from 3.2% in June while core inflation climbed to 2.6%, its highest since late 2023. The central bank's August 27 decision to raise the benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3%—its second consecutive hike—reflects concerns that elevated cost pressures from Middle East tensions and strengthening demand-side forces will keep inflation above the 2% target for an extended period. The BOK held its 2026 consumer price forecast at 2.7% but lifted the core projection to 2.5% and revised GDP growth upward to 3.3%, citing robust semiconductor exports. These developments sustain a tight contest among the 2.7-2.9%, 3.0%+, and 2.4-2.6% ranges, as traders weigh persistent energy and services price risks against the impact of tighter monetary policy.
This is a market about the variation of consumer prices in South Korea in the 12-month period ending December 2026, as reported by the South Korean Ministry of Data and Statistics (MODS).
This market will resolve according to the percentage change in South Korea’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the 12-month period ending December 2026 (December CPI % change compared to the same month of the previous year), according to the monthly MODS Consumer Price Survey report for the specified month.
The resolution source for this market will be the MODS Consumer Price Index monthly report released for December 2026, currently scheduled to be released on December 31, 2026. Resolution of this market will take place upon release of the aforementioned data. If no data for the specified month is released by the date the next month's data is scheduled to be released, this market will resolve based on data from the last available month.
The relevant report will be made available upon release at: https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a20109020000&bid=11751&eng_board_type=01
Note: This market’s resolution source reports percentage change in the South Korean Consumer Price Index to only one decimal point (e.g. 2.0%). Thus this is the level of precision that will be used when resolving this market. For the full release schedule, see: https://mods.go.kr/schdl.es?mid=a20301000000
This market will resolve according to the percentage change in South Korea’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the 12-month period ending December 2026 (December CPI % change compared to the same month of the previous year), according to the monthly MODS Consumer Price Survey report for the specified month.
The resolution source for this market will be the MODS Consumer Price Index monthly report released for December 2026, currently scheduled to be released on December 31, 2026. Resolution of this market will take place upon release of the aforementioned data. If no data for the specified month is released by the date the next month's data is scheduled to be released, this market will resolve based on data from the last available month.
The relevant report will be made available upon release at: https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a20109020000&bid=11751&eng_board_type=01
Note: This market’s resolution source reports percentage change in the South Korean Consumer Price Index to only one decimal point (e.g. 2.0%). Thus this is the level of precision that will be used when resolving this market. For the full release schedule, see: https://mods.go.kr/schdl.es?mid=a20301000000
Market Opened: Feb 6, 2026, 5:40 PM ET
Volume
$33,083End Date
Dec 31, 2026Market Opened
Feb 6, 2026, 5:40 PM ETResolver
0x2F5e3684c...This is a market about the variation of consumer prices in South Korea in the 12-month period ending December 2026, as reported by the South Korean Ministry of Data and Statistics (MODS).
This market will resolve according to the percentage change in South Korea’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the 12-month period ending December 2026 (December CPI % change compared to the same month of the previous year), according to the monthly MODS Consumer Price Survey report for the specified month.
The resolution source for this market will be the MODS Consumer Price Index monthly report released for December 2026, currently scheduled to be released on December 31, 2026. Resolution of this market will take place upon release of the aforementioned data. If no data for the specified month is released by the date the next month's data is scheduled to be released, this market will resolve based on data from the last available month.
The relevant report will be made available upon release at: https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a20109020000&bid=11751&eng_board_type=01
Note: This market’s resolution source reports percentage change in the South Korean Consumer Price Index to only one decimal point (e.g. 2.0%). Thus this is the level of precision that will be used when resolving this market. For the full release schedule, see: https://mods.go.kr/schdl.es?mid=a20301000000Recent Bank of Korea data and policy moves shape trader views on South Korea's 2026 annual inflation, with July headline CPI easing to 2.8% year-over-year from 3.2% in June while core inflation climbed to 2.6%, its highest since late 2023. The central bank's August 27 decision to raise the benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3%—its second consecutive hike—reflects concerns that elevated cost pressures from Middle East tensions and strengthening demand-side forces will keep inflation above the 2% target for an extended period. The BOK held its 2026 consumer price forecast at 2.7% but lifted the core projection to 2.5% and revised GDP growth upward to 3.3%, citing robust semiconductor exports. These developments sustain a tight contest among the 2.7-2.9%, 3.0%+, and 2.4-2.6% ranges, as traders weigh persistent energy and services price risks against the impact of tighter monetary policy.
This is a market about the variation of consumer prices in South Korea in the 12-month period ending December 2026, as reported by the South Korean Ministry of Data and Statistics (MODS).
This market will resolve according to the percentage change in South Korea’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the 12-month period ending December 2026 (December CPI % change compared to the same month of the previous year), according to the monthly MODS Consumer Price Survey report for the specified month.
The resolution source for this market will be the MODS Consumer Price Index monthly report released for December 2026, currently scheduled to be released on December 31, 2026. Resolution of this market will take place upon release of the aforementioned data. If no data for the specified month is released by the date the next month's data is scheduled to be released, this market will resolve based on data from the last available month.
The relevant report will be made available upon release at: https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a20109020000&bid=11751&eng_board_type=01
Note: This market’s resolution source reports percentage change in the South Korean Consumer Price Index to only one decimal point (e.g. 2.0%). Thus this is the level of precision that will be used when resolving this market. For the full release schedule, see: https://mods.go.kr/schdl.es?mid=a20301000000
This market will resolve according to the percentage change in South Korea’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the 12-month period ending December 2026 (December CPI % change compared to the same month of the previous year), according to the monthly MODS Consumer Price Survey report for the specified month.
The resolution source for this market will be the MODS Consumer Price Index monthly report released for December 2026, currently scheduled to be released on December 31, 2026. Resolution of this market will take place upon release of the aforementioned data. If no data for the specified month is released by the date the next month's data is scheduled to be released, this market will resolve based on data from the last available month.
The relevant report will be made available upon release at: https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a20109020000&bid=11751&eng_board_type=01
Note: This market’s resolution source reports percentage change in the South Korean Consumer Price Index to only one decimal point (e.g. 2.0%). Thus this is the level of precision that will be used when resolving this market. For the full release schedule, see: https://mods.go.kr/schdl.es?mid=a20301000000
Volume
$33,083End Date
Dec 31, 2026Market Opened
Feb 6, 2026, 5:40 PM ETResolver
0x2F5e3684c...Recent Bank of Korea data and policy moves shape trader views on South Korea's 2026 annual inflation, with July headline CPI easing to 2.8% year-over-year from 3.2% in June while core inflation climbed to 2.6%, its highest since late 2023. The central bank's August 27 decision to raise the benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3%—its second consecutive hike—reflects concerns that elevated cost pressures from Middle East tensions and strengthening demand-side forces will keep inflation above the 2% target for an extended period. The BOK held its 2026 consumer price forecast at 2.7% but lifted the core projection to 2.5% and revised GDP growth upward to 3.3%, citing robust semiconductor exports. These developments sustain a tight contest among the 2.7-2.9%, 3.0%+, and 2.4-2.6% ranges, as traders weigh persistent energy and services price risks against the impact of tighter monetary policy.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated
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