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As you can see, the rise in international oil prices is one of the many negative factors. Exceeded $80 per barrel. This is the highest level in seven years, and compared to the end of October last year, when crude oil from West Texas fell to the $35 level, it more than doubled in one year. There is also a forecast that it will go up to $100 per barrel by the end of the year, but it is already putting a considerable burden on prices, including rising gasoline prices in Korea.



Correspondent Lee Seong-hoon.



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at a relatively inexpensive gas station in Seoul, the price of gasoline rose by 30 won in six days.



[Immigrant / Yangcheon-gu, Seoul: Before that, it was usually full when I put in 80,000 won, but now it is over 100,000 won. Even though there was oil in the car.] The



price of gasoline at any gas station in downtown Seoul has already exceeded 1,700 won per liter.



National gasoline prices rose for the third week in a row, the highest in three years.



Transportation services, chemical products, and textiles, where oil accounts for a large proportion of the cost, are at a standstill.



It is difficult to reflect rising oil prices in product prices, and losses are bound to increase.



[Young - Sik / South Korea Chemical Fibers Association Managing Director: oil There are a try to a little bit reflects the price of a product according to ascend'm a tough rattling game floor can not, the Post -



it lacks oil demand is supplied neuleonaneunde economic recovery hopes This is the root cause of the rise in oil prices.



In Europe and China, which are experiencing power shortages due to a surge in natural gas prices and a shortage of coal, the increased proportion of oil for power generation also fueled the surge in oil prices.



Here, the oil-producing countries did not show any movement to increase production, raising anxiety.



[Ryu Seong-won / Former Industrial Strategy Team Leader: OPEC or the sudden drop in oil prices when they tried to increase supply, so the oil price situation will likely continue for the time being.] In



addition to the winter heating demand, it seems that the increase in oil prices will continue. It is expected to increase pressure and negatively affect the economic recovery.



(Video editing: Jo Moo-hwan, VJ: Jung Min-goo)