According to data released by Statistics Korea, consumer prices, a key measure of inflation, increased by 3.1 percent last month year-on-year, marking the highest rate of growth in 26 months.
The latest rise was largely driven by a surge in petroleum product prices, with petrol prices increasing by 23.1 percent and diesel prices jumping by 33.3 percent.
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