S. Korea's March consumer prices ease to near three-year low
- 5 years ago
3월 소비자물가 0.4％↑…2년8개월만에 상승률 최저
Korea's consumer prices for March rose at the slowest pace since July of 2016.
According to Statistics Korea, 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.
Korea's consumer prices for March rose at the slowest pace since July of 2016.
According to Statistics Korea, 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.