[South Korea's Choice Financial News Reporter] Last month, consumer prices showed a high growth rate rose to 2.2 percent.
According to the National Statistical Office, the consumer price trend in March, announced the 4th March consumer price index rose 2.2% over the previous year. This is the highest rate in four years and nine months later in June 2012 (2.2%).
CPI stood up as 1% since September last year, rose to 2.0% in January this year.
Service prices have raised the overall price rise of 2.1% 1.16% points. Agricultural and marine products up shaft, also raised the 5.8% total water 0.46% point.
Petroleum since November 2011, to 14.4% (16.0%) posted the biggest rise in overall inflation 0.59% drag points.
Sources inflation excluding agricultural and petroleum rose 1.4%.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) based on the source of inflation excluding food and energy index rose 1.7%.
Living price index rose 2.8% over the previous year. Fresh food prices, including vegetables, fruits soared 7.5% in the new year.
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