The consumer price index has recorded a 2 percent year-on-year jump for six consecutive months this year, from April to September.
A customer picks up a tray of eggs at Hanaro Mart in Seocho District in southern Seoul on Sunday amid rapidly increasing consumer prices derived from a jump in oil prices and raw materials. The consumer price index has recorded a 2 percent year-on-year jump for six consecutive months this year, from April to September. [YONHAP]