Consumer prices rise 2.2% in March on surging oil prices
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Source: The Korea Herald
Published: 2026-04-02 11:11 UTC+10:00
Section: All News
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Middle East, Asia, South Korea, Energy, World News, Asia Pacific
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South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.2 percent in March from a year earlier, mainly due to a hike in global oil prices caused by prolonged tensions in the Middle East, government data showed Thursday.
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