<Anchor> This
is a friendly economic time.
Reporter Han Ji-yeon is here.
Today (14th), shall we take a look at the US stock market last weekend first?
<Reporter>
The US stock market fell sharply and closed last week, and the spread of the impending Russian invasion of Ukraine had an impact.
Two hours before the market close, the New York Stock Exchange fell by 1-2% as the White House said, "War can happen immediately, people in Ukraine should withdraw immediately."
Among them, the Nasdaq fell nearly 3%.
Here, a political media reported that US President Biden presented the timing of the war on the 16th, that is, the day after tomorrow, in a videoconference with European leaders, and this week will be a week of great volatility in the New York Stock Exchange.
This will be the view.
Another reason the U.S. stock market plunged is the U.S. consumer price index announced last week.
It was the highest in 40 years, and the domestic stock market also fluctuated last week as there was talk of a 1% point increase in the base rate until July.
On the 11th, the KOSPI fell by more than 24 points and ended with a record of the mid-2,700 level. considered to be a factor.
<Anchor>
Looking at the newspaper this morning, I saw that the stock market could be pushed up to the 2,500 mark.
There are even conservative views.
<Reporter>
We are forecasting between 2,500 and 2,800.
<Anchor>
Box ticket, right.
So, if it drops a lot, it can collapse to 2,500.
There was also such a prospect, but I think that the more conservative the investment, the more necessary.
There are many factors, but the uncertainty caused by the recent corona crisis has had a great impact on the economy.
But not only the stock market, but also the international oil price, he said.
<Reporter>
Russia will cut off natural gas supplied to Europe through Ukraine.
This is putting pressure on the European Union, and the price of natural gas and its substitute, crude oil, is skyrocketing.
This month, the international oil price surpassed $90, hitting a new high in seven years.
If Russia invades Ukraine, oil prices are expected to reach $120 per barrel.
There are also concerns about rising international grain prices.
They call Ukraine the 'Bread Factory of Europe'.
It is the fifth largest wheat exporter in the world.
As a result, international grain prices are inevitably affected.
In Korea, wheat and corn for feed are imported from Russia and Ukraine, and the proportion is about 10%.
If the local situation worsens, grain prices will inevitably rise further.
<Anchor>
It is said that the situation in Ukraine could have an impact on Korean prices.
But prices are already high.
But, is it true that there is a forecast that prices will rise even more?
<Reporter>
Yes, according to data from the Bank of Korea, the inflation index is currently at the highest level.
What is the inflation spread index, which is an indicator of how many items have increased in price and their proportion, and it is showing the highest level since December last year.
The number of items with a 2% increase in prices rose from 132 in January last year to 239 in January this year.
However, as before, inflationary pressure is spreading not only to environmentally sensitive items such as oil prices and food prices, but also to non-sensitive items such as food service items.
The number of core items rose more than 2% last month to 150, more than doubling a year ago.
The higher the core price level, the higher the price level will be.
Next week, the Bank of Korea will release a revised economic outlook. In November of last year, the consumer price inflation rate was set at 2%, but it is expected to be revised significantly higher than this.
<Anchor> My
salary doesn't seem to go up much, but I pay a lot of taxes.
(Only my salary is not rising.) People are a little angry when they say that prices are going up like this again.
Are you saying that a lot of strong alcohol is sold these days?
<Reporter>
However, a slightly strong alcohol means whiskey, which is a rather expensive alcohol, rather than a cheap alcohol such as kaoryangju.
It is said that 500 bottles are sold out in two hours.
According to a large mart, whiskey sales increased by 45% last year, but increased by 66% last year.
It is said to have increased by 54% this year.
Whiskey imports also increased by more than 32% from the previous year, the first increase in three years.
With the increase in home alcohol due to Corona, I started enjoying cocktails at home.
Also, due to quarantine rules, there is a limit of 2, 4, or less than 6 people, so even a small dinner can be held.
It is an environment where you can pick up expensive alcohol and eat it.