<Anchor> This
is a friendly economic time.
Reporter Han Ji-yeon is also here today (the 13th).
Today, the Bank of Korea decides the base rate, and there were many predictions that it would raise interest rates a lot.
This sentiment was also reflected in the stock market yesterday.
<Reporter>
Yes, the KOSPI closed at 2,310 yesterday, down close to 1% from the previous day, as today's key interest rate 'big step' is more likely.
During the day, the 2,300 line fell to the point of being threatened, and the KOSDAQ fell more than 2%, closing the market with a pull-up at the 750 line.
The bad news is not diminishing these days.
In Korea, inflation has risen due to concerns about economic slowdown, and Corona has also re-spread, showing a doubling phenomenon for two weeks in a row.
Overseas, the situation is similar, but as the number of corona confirmed in China is increasing, investor sentiment has contracted a lot at the news of a one-week lockdown in Macau.
<Anchor> The
US price index will be released tonight in our time.
Looking at it then, I don't think the rate of increase is as weak or like that as expected by the market.
It seems that these uncertainties have already been reflected in advance. How was the US stock market today?
<Reporter> The
US stock market was bad yesterday as well, the Nasdaq index fell more than 2%, but today the New York Stock Exchange also fell all at once.
Just looking at the close, the Dow was 0.61%, the S&P 500 was 0.92%, and the Nasdaq was 0.
Perhaps the biggest impact is the consumer price index for June, which will be announced tonight.
Last month, the US inflation rate was 8.6%, which is higher than that of 8.8%.
If this happens, there is even talk of taking a giant step in which the US base rate rises by 0.75 percentage points this month, and an ultra step in which the US base rate rises by 1 percentage point.
<Anchor>
That's right.
The U.S. CPI rose 8%.
okay.
We also went up to 6%.
So, perhaps because of this atmosphere, the number of people who eat their meals continues to increase.
<Reporter>
Yes, to eat a bowl of bibimbap or naengmyeon in Seoul right now requires an average of 10,000 won.
Convenience stores also have lunchboxes that cost 2,000 won.
People who are concerned about cost performance are even looking for a convenience store lunch box, so there is even a new term called 'one-way family'.
This year, the sales growth rate of lunch boxes at a convenience store increased every month and exceeded 50% this month.
Even at fast food restaurants, you can choose a set menu for 5,000 won or 6,000 won with burgers, colas, and even french fries.
As office workers visit a lot during lunchtime, the sales volume of a company in the second quarter increased by nearly 30% compared to the first quarter.
It seems that the industry will respond more quickly for cost-effective meals, but now the average price of gimbap in Seoul is around 3,000 won.
One grocery app also introduced frozen kimbap that can be stored for 12 months.
<Anchor>
Sometimes you can go to a convenience store to eat a packed lunch, and you can buy a hamburger.
However, if this is not something I go to buy and eat every now and then, but if I have to do this every day, this seems to be a different story.
It's not really good news that this is increasing.
But even more so, there are people who even prepare a packed lunch.
<Reporter>
Yes, there are a lot of new words related to prices these days, but with regards to lunches, a new word, 'milprep people,' has emerged, which means making a lunch box a few days in advance to solve the meal.
On YouTube, a video of making a week's worth of lunch for an office worker is recording a large number of views.
A photo of a lunch box was also uploaded to an internet cafe.
The side dishes are simple kimchi stew, seaweed, and stir-fried anchovy, but he said that he chose a bento box from one day because he thought that 9,000 won for sundae soup was a bit pricey.
The sales of bento-related products also jumped significantly, with lunchbox boxes and cutlery sets for lunch boxes increasing by 50% and 60%, respectively, in the past three months.
I bought a few more airtight containers that are simpler to carry than this one, and sales increased by 83%.
Also, as the weather gets hotter and the food goes bad, the number of warm and cold packs and mini ice packs to put lunches in also increased by 60% and 9%, respectively.
Even when the weather is hot, there are people who need to eat hot rice.
The number of people looking for a warm lunch box also increased by 12%.