18.01.2017 22:16:59

South Korea PPI Jumps 0.8% In December

(RTTNews) - Producer prices in South Korea advanced 0.8 percent on month in December, the Bank of Korea said on Thursday - following the 0.4 percent gain in November.

Individually, prices for agricultural, forestry and marine products jumped 1.5 percent, while manufacturing products also gained 1.5 percent, utilities skidded 1.2 percent and services were flat.

On a yearly basis, producer prices spiked 1.8 percent after picking up 0.7 percent in the previous month.