
South Korea's Producer Prices Rise at Fastest Pace in Over 3 Years
South Korea's producer prices increased in March at their fastest rate in more than three years, signaling potential inflationary pressures in the economy.
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Producer prices post fastest rise in 4 yrs in March on oil cost surge: BOK
South Korea's producer prices rose at the fastest pace in about four years in March, driven by higher petroleum and chemical product prices amid rising global oil costs, central bank data showed Wednesday. The producer price index, a key gauge of future consumer inflation, climbed 1.6 percent from a month earlier to 125.24 last month, according to the preliminary data from the Bank of Korea. It marked the sharpest monthly increase since April 2022, when the index also rose 1.6 percent, extending
By The Korea Herald
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