The Bank of Korea has published its March 2026 monetary and liquidity aggregates, showing further month on month expansion in the main money measures. On a seasonally adjusted period average basis, Narrow Money (M1) rose 0.7% and Broad Money (M2) increased 0.4%, while Liquidity of Financial Institutions (Lf) increased 0.5%. By contrast, Liquidity (L), measured on a seasonally adjusted period end basis, fell 0.4%. In level terms, M1 stood at KRW 1,368.7 trillion, M2 at KRW 4,132.1 trillion, Lf at KRW 6,194.1 trillion, and L at KRW 7,820.5 trillion. The corresponding year on year changes in the original series were 7.9% for M1, 5.6% for M2, 7.5% for Lf, and 7.2% for L.
Bank of Korea 2026-05-13
Bank of Korea reports March 2026 monetary aggregates with M1 up 0.7% and M2 up 0.4%
The Bank of Korea published its March 2026 monetary and liquidity aggregates, reporting further month-on-month expansion in key money measures, with seasonally adjusted Narrow Money (M1) up 0.7%, Broad Money (M2) up 0.4% and Liquidity of Financial Institutions (Lf) up 0.5%, while Liquidity (L) fell 0.4%. In level terms, M1 reached KRW 1,368.7 trillion, M2 KRW 4,132.1 trillion, Lf KRW 6,194.1 trillion and L KRW 7,820.5 trillion, corresponding to year-on-year increases of 7.9%, 5.6%, 7.5% and 7.2% respectively.