Korea’s consumer prices rise 3.7% in September
Published: 05 Oct. 2023, 09:10
Updated: 05 Oct. 2023, 16:51
- JIN MIN-JI
- jin.minji@joongang.co.kr
The growth rate rose 0.3 percentage points from a month earlier, staying above 3 percent for two consecutive months after hovering at the 2 percent range in June and July.
Core inflation, excluding volatile food and energy prices, rose 3.3 percent on year, remaining unchanged from a month earlier.
Consumer price growth has cooled after it peaked at 6.3 percent in July last year.
BY JIN MIN-JI [jin.minji@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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