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It was found that consumer prices rose a lot last month as expected.
For the first time since the financial crisis in 1998, it rose by 6%.
In particular, I am more concerned because the price of the items that people often look for continues to rise, but there is no sign of any improvement in the future.
First of all, this is reporter Jo Ki-ho.
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Petroleum products had the biggest impact on the 6% increase in consumer price inflation in June.
Diesel rose more than 50% from a year ago, gasoline 31.4% and kerosene 72%.
Food prices have also skyrocketed.
Potatoes, Chinese cabbage and grapes rose more than 30%, while imported beef rose by 27% and pork by nearly 20%.
Processed food also added a shock as edible oil jumped 40% and wheat flour jumped 36%.
Service prices have also risen sharply since the lifting of the distance.
The cost of eating out, including chicken and sashimi, increased by 8%, and insurance premiums were also increased by 14%.
When looking at the proportion of each sector in the overall 6% inflation rate, restaurants, various services, and petroleum products accounted for nearly 60%, leading the inflation.
[Eo Woon-seon/Statistics Office Economic Trend Statistical Review Officer: As the upward trend of petroleum products, personal services, and vegetables increased, the increase was found to have expanded by 0.6 percentage points compared to the previous month.]
As a result, the overall consumer price index also rose the highest in 24 years after 6.8% in November 1998, during the financial crisis.
The pace is getting faster and faster as it recorded 5% in May and 6% in June from the 4% range in March and April.
In particular, the cost of living, which consists of items frequently bought in daily life, also rose to 7.4%, also recording the highest since the financial crisis.
(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, Video editing: Park Ji-in, CG: Kim Jong-un)