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Korea Inflation February 2019

Korea: Inflation drops in February to lowest level since August 2016

Consumer prices increased 0.4% in February compared to the previous month, contrasting the 0.1% decrease in January. In February, higher prices came on the back of more expensive housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, and food and non-alcoholic beverages. Cheaper transport, however, limited overall price gains.

Inflation moderated to 0.5% in February from 0.8% in January, falling further below the Bank of Korea’s 2.0% target and hitting the lowest level since August 2016. Core inflation, which excludes fresh food and energy prices, picked up to 1.1% in February from 1.0% in January. Annual average inflation, meanwhile, ticked down to 1.4% in February from 1.5% in January.

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