South Korea inflation quickens on one-off factor, misses expectations
Published on: Tuesday 01 September 2026
SEOUL, Sept 2 : South Korea's consumer inflation quickened in August due to low-base effects from the previous comparable period a year ago, data showed on Wednesday, but was lower than expectations.The consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.1 per cent in August from a year earlier, after climbing 2.8 per cent in
News source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/south-korea-inflation-quickens-one-factor-misses-expectations-6356166