[THE INVESTOR] Korea’s consumer prices increased by less than 1 percent in June for the second consecutive month, government data showed on July 1.
The country’s consumer price index rose 0.8 percent last month from a year earlier, according to the data by Statistics Korea.
From a month earlier, the June figure remained the same.
Core inflation, which excludes volatile oil and food prices increased 1.9 percent compared with last year, saw the same increase as a month ago.
(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)
The country’s consumer price index rose 0.8 percent last month from a year earlier, according to the data by Statistics Korea.
From a month earlier, the June figure remained the same.
Core inflation, which excludes volatile oil and food prices increased 1.9 percent compared with last year, saw the same increase as a month ago.
(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)