South Korea's June inflation stays below nine-year peak
[SEOUL] South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.4 per cent in June from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, standing above 2 per cent for a third straight month but missing a 2.5 per cent increase tipped in a Reuters survey.
That stood just notches below a 2.6 per cent rise in May when it marked the fastest pace since April 2012.
Month-on-month inflation, however, fell 0.1 per cent, falling into negative territory for the first time in seven months and versus a 0.1 per cent rise a month earlier.
Meanwhile, core inflation rose 1.2 per cent year-on-year, unchanged from May when it logged the sharpest growth since November 2018.
REUTERS
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