S. Korea's consumer prices rise 2.4 pct in Nov: gov't report

SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices grew at the fastest pace
in six months in November as prices of food and alcoholic beverage increased, a
report showed Tuesday.
According to the report by the Statistics Korea, the consumer price index rose
2.4 percent last month from a year earlier, accelerating from a 2 percent on-year
advance the previous month. It was the fastest annual gain since May when prices
jumped 2.7 percent.
Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent from a month ago, a turnaround from the previous
month's 0.3 percent decline. Core inflation, excluding volatile oil and food
prices, also jumped 2.5 percent last month from a month ago, the report showed.
kokobj@yna.co.kr
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