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[Graphic News] Mideast conflict raises living costs, service prices

· By Nam Kyung-don
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The war in the Middle East has driven oil product prices up by more than 20 percent, with the impact spreading to service costs such as car repairs, laundry fees and airfares. According to the Ministry of Data and Statistics, the cost-of-living index rose 2.9 percent on-year in April, while personal service prices g…

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