North Korea Market Prices Update: January 17, 2020
All prices are in KPW and current as of January 17, 2019.
Data: Daily NK
North Korea Market Update: May 1, 2022
All prices shown in KPW and current as of May 1, 2022.
Data: Daily NK
N. Korean cargo carriers face tough time making profits despite rise in business
North Korea's cargo carriers are getting more work as the volume of distribution in the country has increased with the end of COVID-19. However,...
N. Korean clothing smugglers target wealthy buyers as ordinary consumers pull back
Clothing traders in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, are smuggling fall clothing from China and bringing in winter apparel samples to prepare for the cold season,...
North Korea Market Price Update: November 14, 2021
All prices shown in KPW and current as of November 14, 2021.
Data: Daily NK
North Korea Market Price Update: April 17, 2022
All prices shown in KPW and current as of April 17, 2022.
Data: Daily NK
North Korea Market Price Update: March 20, 2022
All prices shown in KPW and current as of March 20, 2022.
Data: Daily NK
N. Pyongan Province’s trade activities are still under heavy central government control
While North Korea's provinces are now allowed to conduct a certain level of trade thanks to the "20x10 regional development policy," trade remains tightly...
N. Korea’s rising yuan exchange rate is hurting market sellers
The Chinese yuan exchange rate has recently been rising against the North Korean won, stacking up losses for vendors at North Korean markets and...
Shortened market hours push N. Korean vendors toward home delivery services
Marketplaces in parts of North Korea continue operating only in the afternoon, months after the official reason for shorter hours has ended.
While some view...
