January consumer price index rose 0.2% last year for 5 consecutive months

Looking at price movements of goods and services consumed at home Last month and January, the consumer price index, excluding fresh food, which fluctuates greatly due to the weather, exceeded the same month last year by 0.2%, rising for the fifth consecutive month. did.

The main reason is that the prices of gasoline and kerosene have risen due to the high price of crude oil.