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2018.09.04 10:14:20 | 2018.09.04 10:22:45

¢ºConsumer Price Index in August 2018

1. The Consumer Price Index was 104.91(2015=100) in August 2018. The index increased 0.5 percent from the preceding month and rose 1.4 percent from the same month of the previous year.

- The index excluding food and energy was 104.84 in August 2018. The index increased 0.2 percent from the preceding month and rose 1.0 percent from the same month of the previous year.

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2. The Consumer Price Index by expenditure category in August 2018 was below.

- The index for Food and non-alcoholic beverages, Health, Transport, Recreation and culture, Education, Restaurants and hotels, and Miscellaneous goods and services increased 4.5 percent, 0.1 percent, 0.3 percent, 0.7 percent, 0.1 percent, 0.2percent, and 0.3 percent respectively from the preceding month.

- The index for Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, Communication decreased 1.4 percent and 0.1 percent respectively from the preceding month.

- The index for Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, Clothing and footwear, and Furnishings, household equipment & routine maintenance remained unchanged from the preceding month.

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(Source: Statistics Korea, 04/09/2018)

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