Published: Aug 03, 2021, 06:50 IST | Updated: Aug 03, 2021, 06:50 IST
As hot weather conditions lifted prices of fresh food in South Korea consumer inflation accelerated. The consumer price index (CPI) last month rose 2.6% year-on-year, Statistics Korea data showed on Tuesday, accelerating from a 2.4% increase in June and beating a 2.4% increase tipped in a Reuters survey.