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Attendees look around booths at Semicon Korea, an annual semiconductor exhibition, at Coex in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Feb. 11. [YONHAP]

Producer prices rise for 5th consecutive month on high chip costs: BOK

Korea's producer prices rose for a fifth consecutive month in January, driven by a marked increase in semiconductor prices and higher agricultural costs, central bank data showed Tuesday.

2026.2.24

Vegetables are displayed at a supermarket in Seoul on Jan. 18. [YONHAP]

Producer prices rise for 4th consecutive month in December: BOK

Korea's producer prices rose for a fourth consecutive month in December, driven by higher agricultural prices and a weak local currency, central bank data showed Tuesday.

2026.1.20

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Fresh produce is displayed at a supermarket in Seoul on Oct. 16. [YONHAP]

Producer prices rebound in September on higher fresh produce prices: BOK

Korea's producer prices rose in September, led by higher prices of agricultural and livestock products, and the expiration of temporary cuts in mobile phone and household electricity bills, central bank data showed Wednesday.

2025.10.22

Shoppers browse snacks at a large supermarket in Seoul on Aug. 10. [YONHAP]

Producer prices up for 2nd month in July: BOK

Korea's producer prices rose 0.4% in July, marking the second consecutive month of increase, driven by higher agricultural and livestock product prices, despite a decline in utility costs.

2025.8.21

A customer shops at a major discount chain store on March 12. [YONHAP]

Producer prices up for fourth month in February over oil price hikes: BOK

Korea's producer prices rose slightly from a month earlier in February on a recent hike in global oil prices, central bank data showed Friday.

2025.3.21

Containers are stacked at a port in Korea's southeastern city of Busan on Monday. [YONHAP]

Korea reverses recent decline in producer prices with November uptick

Korea's producer prices rose for the first time in four months in November, central bank data showed Friday.

2024.12.20

Customers shop at a major discount chain store in Seoul on Tuesday. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Korea's producer prices drop for third straight month in October

Korea's producer prices fell for the third consecutive month in October, led by a marked fall in the prices of agricultural products, central bank data showed Wednesday.

2024.11.20

Strawberries, which have become 154.1 percent pricier than they were just last month, are on display at a supermarket in Seoul on Tuesday. Korea's producer price index (PPI), a major indicator of consumer inflation, rose 0.1 percent on month in December, coming to 121.19, according to data from the Bank of Korea on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

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Strawberries have become 154.1 percent pricier than they were just last month. Korea's producer price index (PPI), a major indicator of consumer inflation, rose 0.1 percent on month in December, according to data from the Bank of Korea on Tuesday.

2024.1.23

Pictured are apples and Asian pears displayed at a traditional market in Seoul. Apple wholesale prices on average skyrocketed by 95.9 percent compared to last year, almost double last year's prices, while Asian pear average wholesale prices jumped by 66.2 percent. [YONHAP]

Inflation fears rumble as producer prices inch up

Producer prices moved up 0.1 percent on-month in December due to the higher cost of agricultural products and gas, possibly indicating a coming price inflation for consumers.

2024.1.23

Korea's producer prices fall 0.2 percent on month in November

Producer prices fell 0.2 percent in November from the previous month, according to a Bank of Korea release carried by Yonhap.

2022.12.22