Import prices rebound in Sept. on higher oil prices

This will let Google show Yonhap news articles that match or are related to your search

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Import prices rebounded for the first time in four months in September due to a rise in oil prices amid renewed Middle East uncertainties, central bank data showed Friday.

The import price index rose 1.7 percent on-month last month, ending a three-month losing streak that started in June, according to the preliminary data from the Bank of Korea (BOK).

The BOK said the turnaround came as the price of Dubai crude, South Korea's benchmark, surged 28.1 percent on-month to US$113.71 in September, amid a resurgence of military tensions in the Middle East.

Prices of raw materials jumped 9.6 percent in September from a month earlier, while intermediate goods dropped 1.7 percent over the cited period, according to the BOK data.

Import prices are a key driver of inflation, as they affect production costs and consumer prices throughout the supply chain, according to the central bank.

Meanwhile, the export price index fell 0.8 percent on-month in September, partly due to a stronger Korean won, the BOK data showed.

Containers are stacked at a port in the southeastern city of Busan, in this Oct. 1, 2026, file photo. (Yonhap)

Import prices rebound in Sept. on higher oil prices

这将使谷歌能够向您展示与您的搜索匹配或相关的韩联社新闻文章

首尔，10月16日（韩联社）——韩国央行周五公布的数据显示，由于中东局势再度动荡，油价上涨，9月份进口价格四个月来首次反弹。

根据韩国银行（BOK）的初步数据，上月进口价格指数环比上涨1.7%，结束了自6月份开始的连续三个月下跌趋势。

韩国央行表示，由于中东军事紧张局势再度升级，韩国基准原油迪拜原油价格在9月份环比飙升28.1%，达到每桶113.71美元，韩国股市也因此出现好转。

根据韩国央行的数据，9月份原材料价格较上月上涨9.6%，而中间产品价格同期下降1.7%。

中央银行表示，进口价格是通货膨胀的主要驱动因素，因为它们会影响整个供应链的生产成本和消费者价格。

与此同时，韩国央行数据显示，9月份出口价格指数环比下降0.8%，部分原因是韩元走强。

这张摄于2026年10月1日的资料照片显示，集装箱堆放在韩国东南部城市釜山的一个港口。（韩联社）

受油价上涨影响，9月份进口价格反弹