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South Korea April inflation +2.1% y/y, slightly above forecast
2025-05-02 10:13:12

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s consumer prices rose 2.1% in April over a year, slightly above market expectations, official data showed on Friday.


That compared with a 2.1% rise in March and 2.0% tipped in a Reuters poll of economists.


The consumer price index rose 0.1% on a monthly basis, after rising 0.2% in the previous month. It was the slowest since November 2024.