Customers shop for apples at a supermarket in Seoul on Tuesday. Korea's consumer prices grew 3.3 percent in November from a year earlier, led by agricultural products.
Domestic inflation grew at a slower pace in November but stayed above 3 percent for the fourth consecutive month amid high prices of farm goods and energy sources.
Newly harvested apples are put up for auction at Garak Market in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on Wednesday. The apples are in season before the Chuseok holiday.
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