S. Korea's Sept. inflation rises by most in 6 months
SEJONG, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices rose 1 percent on-year in September due to a rise in prices of agricultural goods, marking the sharpest gain in six months amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Tuesday.
The September tally accelerated from a 0.7 percent on-year gain in August, according to the data released by Statistics Korea.
The nation's inflation also climbed 0.7 percent on-month in September, the data showed.
Core inflation, which excludes agricultural and petroleum products, went up 0.9 percent from a year earlier.
Utility prices fell 3.5 percent on-year last month, while prices of agricultural, livestock and fisheries products jumped 13.5 percent on-year, the data showed.
kdh@yna.co.kr
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