Consumer prices rise 1.9 pct in May

Consumer prices rise 1.9 pct in May

Lee Doo-won, a senior official at Statistics Korea, speaks during a press conference at the government complex in Sejong, central South Korea, on June 4, 2025, to announce South Korea's consumer prices grew at the 1 percent level for the first time in five months in May on falling oil prices, although a weaker local currency continued to raise the cost of imported goods. (Yonhap)

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