Producer prices up for 2nd month in Sept. on higher prices of agricultural goods

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SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Producer prices rose for the second consecutive month in September driven by higher prices of agricultural goods during the Chuseok season, central bank data showed Wednesday.

The producer price index (PPI), a key gauge of future consumer inflation, increased 0.2 percent last month from a month earlier, following a 0.1 percent on-month gain in August, according to the preliminary data from the Bank of Korea (BOK).

In July, the index fell for the first time since August 2025.

From a year earlier, producer prices rose 7.7 percent in September, slightly slowing from the previous month's 7.9 percent on-year gain, the latest findings showed.

Producer prices are a key indicator of future inflation trends, as they influence the prices businesses charge consumers in the months ahead.

The BOK said prices of agricultural, livestock and fisheries products rose 2.6 percent in September due to increased demand amid the Chuseok holiday, which fell in the fourth week of September.

Prices of electricity, gas and water supplies gained 1.3 percent last month.

Prices of industrial goods, including petroleum and chemical products, remained flat in September compared with the previous month.

The domestic supply price index, which reflects both producer and import prices, stayed unchanged in September from a month earlier, the data showed.

This photo shows vegetables on sale at a supermarket in Seoul on Oct. 20, 2026. (Yonhap)

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根据韩国央行（BOK）的初步数据，衡量未来消费者通胀的关键指标——生产者价格指数（PPI）上月环比上涨0.2%，此前8月份环比上涨0.1%。

7 月份，该指数自 2025 年 8 月以来首次下跌。

最新数据显示，9月份生产者价格同比上涨7.7%，较上月7.9%的同比涨幅略有放缓。

生产者价格是未来通胀趋势的关键指标，因为它会影响企业在未来几个月向消费者收取的价格。

韩国央行表示，由于中秋节假期（9 月第四周）期间需求增加，9 月份农产品、畜产品和渔业产品价格上涨了 2.6%。

上个月电力、天然气和水供应价格上涨了1.3%。

9月份，包括石油和化工产品在内的工业品价格与上月相比保持平稳。

数据显示，反映生产者价格和进口价格的国内供应价格指数9月份与上月相比保持不变。

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（导语）韩国央行行长表示，连续加息为应对金融风险争取了时间。

受农产品价格上涨影响，8月份生产者价格上涨

受油价下跌影响，7月份生产者价格11个月来首次下降

受农产品价格上涨影响，9月份生产者价格连续第二个月上涨。