Inflation falling
![The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for February increased 4.8 percent to 110.38 compared to the same period last year, according to report by Statistics Korea on Monday. By category, the price of petroleum rose 1.1 percent, livestock fell 2 percent and farm produce rose 1.3 percent. For vegetables, the figure was 7.4 percent increase. The photo above shows a shopper by the vegetable stand at a supermarket in Seoul on Monday. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/03/06/343795d0-ad99-4fd8-aeb0-d0d9251374cb.jpg)
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for February increased 4.8 percent to 110.38 compared to the same period last year, according to report by Statistics Korea on Monday. By category, the price of petroleum rose 1.1 percent, livestock fell 2 percent and farm produce rose 1.3 percent. For vegetables, the figure was 7.4 percent increase. The photo above shows a shopper by the vegetable stand at a supermarket in Seoul on Monday. [YONHAP]
BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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