Consumer prices in South Korea were up 2.4 percent on year in December, Statistics Korea said on Wednesday.
That was in line with expectations and down from 2.4 percent in November.
On a monthly basis, inflation rose 0.3 percent – higher than forecasts for 0.,2 percent following the 0.2 percent contraction in the previous month.
For all of 2025, inflation was up 2.1 percent – the slowest measure since it went up 0.5 percent in 2020.
For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com
What parts of the world are seeing the best (and worst) economic performances lately? Click here to check out our Econ Scorecard and find out! See up-to-the-moment rankings for the best and worst performers in GDP, unemployment rate, inflation and much more.
