Price of fruit in S. Korea drops while other staple foods see increase
- 4 years ago
고기•생선•채소값 다 올랐는데..과일값은 10개월째 떨어져
While prices of staple foods in South Korea mostly rose following increased demand for home-cooked meals, fruit prices fell for the 10th month in a row.
According to Statistics Korea on Tuesday, the consumer price index for fruit in May was 1-hundred-11-point-43... a 4-point-9-percent fall from the same month the previous year.
Korean consumers in May bought more groceries like meat, fish and vegetables due to social distancing measures amid COVID-19.
Disaster relief money also contributed to the increase in meat consumption, bumping the price up 7-percent from the year before.
Fruit, on the other hand, saw a drop as bumper crops increased supply.
While prices of staple foods in South Korea mostly rose following increased demand for home-cooked meals, fruit prices fell for the 10th month in a row.
According to Statistics Korea on Tuesday, the consumer price index for fruit in May was 1-hundred-11-point-43... a 4-point-9-percent fall from the same month the previous year.
Korean consumers in May bought more groceries like meat, fish and vegetables due to social distancing measures amid COVID-19.
Disaster relief money also contributed to the increase in meat consumption, bumping the price up 7-percent from the year before.
Fruit, on the other hand, saw a drop as bumper crops increased supply.