SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s consumer prices grew at the fastest pace in 10 years in 2021 due to surging energy costs and high prices of farm products, data showed Friday, indicating a build-up in inflationary pressure for Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Consumer prices rose 2.5 percent this year from a year earlier, [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s headline inflation dropped for the first time in September due to a decline in farm goods and weak demand, the statistics agency said Tuesday, the latest in a series of data backing an additional rate cut for Asia’s fourth-largest economy. South Korea’s consumer prices fell 0.4 percent [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) - South Korea’s consumer prices grew less than 1 percent for the first time in three months, a government report showed Tuesday, rekindling concerns about deflation. The country’s consumer price index rose 0.8 percent last month from a year earlier, a 0.5 percentage point fall from December’s 1.3 percent gain, according [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s consumer inflation inched up to a one-year high in November as a drop in oil prices slowed, a government report showed Tuesday, a positive development for Asia’s fourth-largest economy struggling to shake off deflation concerns. The country’s consumer price index gained 1 percent last month from [...]