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South Korea June inflation beats forecasts

By Thomson Reuters Jul 1, 2025 | 7:15 PM

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s consumer inflation accelerated in June to its fastest pace since January this year, government data showed on Wednesday, beating market expectations.

The consumer price index rose 2.2% in June from a year earlier, after rising 1.9% in May, according to Statistics Korea.

(Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Editing by Tom Hogue)