S. Korea's March consumer prices ease to near three-year low
- 5 years ago
Korea's consumer prices for March slowed at their weakest pace since July of 2016.
According to Statistics Korea on Tuesday...., consumer prices edged up zero-point-four percent on-year last month due to lower global oil prices and vegetable prices.
Prices of petrochemical goods fell near 10 percent on-year... while vegetable prices plunged by nearly 13 percent in March.
Core inflation, which excludes food and energy prices, rose zero-point-eight percent on-year.
According to Statistics Korea on Tuesday...., consumer prices edged up zero-point-four percent on-year last month due to lower global oil prices and vegetable prices.
Prices of petrochemical goods fell near 10 percent on-year... while vegetable prices plunged by nearly 13 percent in March.
Core inflation, which excludes food and energy prices, rose zero-point-eight percent on-year.