(LEAD) Consumer prices up 2.9 pct in Sept., fall to 2 pct levels

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SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.9 percent in September from a year earlier, data showed Friday, with energy costs remaining elevated while prices of agricultural goods declined.

According to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics, consumer price growth returned to 2 percent levels in September.

The consumer price increase came to 2.8 percent in July and 3.1 percent in August.

The latest report was released at a time when prices of petroleum products remained elevated amid the prolonged geopolitical tension in the Middle East, rising 14.8 percent on-year in September.

In detail, diesel prices rose sharply by 20 percent, and gasoline prices shot up 11.8 percent.

South Korea relies heavily on imports to meet its energy needs.

The government, meanwhile, said the fuel price cap currently in place is estimated to have limited the overall increase in consumer prices by 0.6 percentage point.

The report showed that prices of overall industrial products rose 4.2 percent from a year earlier in September.

Prices of agricultural, livestock and fishery products, on the other hand, fell 0.3 percent, led by lower prices of napa cabbage and apples, which dropped 9.2 percent and 15.2 percent, respectively.

The report showed that prices of domestically produced beef and pumpkins rose by 6.6 percent and 46.9 percent, respectively.

"Prices of agricultural products faced upward pressure in September, as the Chuseok holiday fell in October last year. But prices fell on-year for two straight months on the back of the government's discount programs and supply expansion," the finance ministry said in a separate report.

Prices of agricultural, livestock and fishery products backtracked 2.6 percent on-year in August.

Prices in the service sector rose 2.7 percent, led by higher insurance premiums and overseas package tour prices, which increased 13.4 percent and 19.3 percent, respectively.

Prices of electricity, gas and water rose 0.4 percent over the period.

Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, also advanced 2.8 percent on-year in September.

This file photo, taken Sept. 20, 2026, shows a gas station in Seoul. (Yonhap)

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(LEAD) Consumer prices up 2.9 pct in Sept., fall to 2 pct levels

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（注：全文添加细节）作者：康允胜

首尔，10月2日（韩联社）——韩国周五公布的数据显示，9月份韩国消费者价格指数同比上涨2.9%，其中能源成本居高不下，而农产品价格有所下降。

根据国家统计局的数据，9月份消费者物价涨幅回落至2%的水平。

7月份消费者价格上涨2.8%，8月份上涨3.1%。

最新报告发布之际，由于中东地区持续的地缘政治紧张局势，石油产品价格仍然居高不下，9 月份同比上涨了 14.8%。

具体来说，柴油价格大幅上涨了 20%，汽油价格上涨了 11.8%。

韩国严重依赖进口来满足其能源需求。

与此同时，政府表示，目前实施的燃油价格上限预计已将消费者价格的整体涨幅限制在0.6个百分点以内。

报告显示，9月份工业产品整体价格较上年同期上涨4.2%。

另一方面，农产品、畜产品和渔业产品的价格下降了 0.3%，其中大白菜和苹果的价格下降幅度最大，分别下降了 9.2% 和 15.2%。

报告显示，国产牛肉和南瓜的价格分别上涨了 6.6% 和 46.9%。

“由于去年中秋节假期在10月，9月份农产品价格面临上涨压力。但得益于政府的折扣政策和供应扩张，农产品价格连续两个月同比下降，”财政部在另一份报告中表示。

8月份农产品、畜产品和渔业产品价格同比下降2.6%。

服务业价格上涨 2.7%，其中保险费和海外旅游套餐价格分别上涨 13.4% 和 19.3%，是导致服务业价格上涨的主要原因。

在此期间，电力、天然气和水的价格上涨了0.4%。

剔除波动较大的食品和能源价格后的核心通胀率在9月份也同比上涨了2.8%。

这张摄于2026年9月20日的资料照片显示的是首尔的一家加油站。（韩联社）

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（导语）9月份消费者价格上涨2.9%，回落至2%水平