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South Korea inflation hits 2.2% in March on oil surge

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DAEJEON: South Korea’s consumer prices rose 2.2% in March from a year earlier, accelerating from 2.0% in February as higher oil costs pushed up transport-related prices, official data showed on Thursday. On a monthly basis, the consumer price index rose 0.3%, matching the pace seen in February. The reading placed inflation back......
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South Korea inflation eases to 2.0% in January

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MENA Newswire, SEOUL: South Korea’s consumer inflation eased to 2.0% in January from 2.3% in December, as measured by the consumer price index, government data released Tuesday showed. The CPI, with 2020 set to 100, rose to 118.03 in January. On a month-to-month basis, prices increased 0.4%, following a 0.3% rise in December. The......
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South Korea online sales hit record 16.75 billion in November

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MENA Newswire,  SEOUL: Online shopping sales in South Korea reached a record 24.15 trillion won (US$16.75 billion) in November, marking a 6.8 percent increase from the same period a year earlier, according to data released by the Ministry of Data and Statistics. The figure represents the highest level recorded since the ministry began compiling......