Südkorea Verbraucherpreise

The consumer price index in South Korea rose to 3.1% year-on-year in February 2024, from 2.8% in a month earlier and beating forecasts of a 2.9% increase. It was the highest figure since December due to higher cost of fresh food and energy. On a monthly basis, inflation rose to 0.5% from 0.4% in the previous month, marking the sharpest gain in consumer prices since September.