<Anchor> The



government surveyed items have been changed so that the consumer price index better reflects reality. Instead of putting in new masks, electric vehicles, and clothes dryers, which people buy a lot these days, the existing meals and briquettes were removed from the list.



However, there is a point that even if you do this, it is far from the actual price you feel, and reporter Kim Jung-woo covered the reason.



<Reporter> The



number of items in the price survey was 458, down two from five years ago. 



Reflecting COVID-19 and the latest consumption patterns, masks, electric vehicles, and clothes dryers were included, and high school payments, school meals, and briquettes with significantly reduced consumption, which had no expenditure due to free education, were excluded.



With this reorganization, this year's inflation rate was revised to 2.4%, up 0.1%p, showing that prices vary depending on the calculation method.



The National Statistical Office readjusts the index every five years, but it is pointed out that it is still far from perceived inflation.



The key is housing costs. 



Although the proportion of jeonse in consumer prices has slightly increased to reflect the sharp rise in real estate prices, even with monthly rent, it accounts for less than 10% of the total monthly average expenditure.



[Shin Se-don / Professor Emeritus of Economics, Sookmyung Women's University: From the point of view of those who live in cheonsei or those who live in monthly rent, in fact, it will be much more burdensome than 9%. (It has to be at least 3 or 4 times more than it is now, the specific gravity.]



It is also a problem that the cost of own housing is not included in the price item.



Nearly 6 out of 10 Koreans live in their own house, and this is because interest on borrowed money and various real estate taxes are not reflected in inflation.



The National Statistical Office is not unaware of the situation.



[Eo Woon-seon / Statistical Office Economic Trend Statistical Review Officer: (Consumer price index) is linked to 45 laws.

Converting (own



housing cost) into a public index

without prior public discussion will inevitably lead to significant social confusion.] The

US, UK, and Japan reflect up to 25% of the total price of self-

sufficient

housing costs.



(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, video editing: Yoon Tae-ho)