NewsSouth Korea's consumer inflation rose to 2.9% in September
South Korea's consumer price index rose 2.9% year over year and 0.3% month over month in September. Fresh-food prices fell annually while core measures recorded annual increases of 2.7% to 2.8%.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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IllustrationThe Ministry of Data and Statistics said the September 2026 consumer price index was 2.9% above a year earlier and 0.3% higher than in August. The index excluding food and energy rose 2.8% year over year, while the measure excluding agricultural products and petroleum rose 2.7%.
The living-cost index increased 2.5% annually. The fresh-food index rose 2.7% from August but was 3.3% lower than a year earlier; fresh-fruit prices fell 11.1% annually. These are monthly and annual comparisons for the national consumer price index.
Data
Price indicators
Annual and monthly changes in South Korea's national consumer price index for September 2026.
- Consumer price index, year-over-year change
- 2.9 percent
- 2026-09 · Observed
- Consumer price index, monthly change
- 0.3 percent
- 2026-09 · Observed
- Price index excluding food and energy, year-over-year change
- 2.8 percent
- 2026-09 · Observed
- Fresh-food price index, year-over-year change
- -3.3 percent
- 2026-09 · Observed
Methodology
Index changes reported by the ministry are transcribed. Year-over-year rates compare with September 2025 and monthly rates with August 2026; these are percentage changes, not index points.
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