Consumer inflation slows to 3 1/2-year low of 1.6 % in Sept.
(LEAD) consumer prices-tally (LEAD) Consumer inflation slows to 3 1/2-year low of 1.6 pct in Sept. (ATTN: ADDS more details throughout, more photos) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices slowed to the lowest level in 3 1/2 years in September, falling below 2 percent for the first time since early 2021, data showed Wednesday. Consumer prices, a key gauge of inflation, rose 1.6 percent on-year last month, compared with a 2 percent increase a month earlier, acc
Oct. 2, 2024