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Rising rents in the U.S. and prolonged out of control prices; exclusion of Korea's own housing costs As inflation price controls in the U.S. are prolonged and housing rents are on the rise, Korea's economic outlook is becoming more difficult as housing costs are excluded from the consumer price index. The overall consumer price index in the United States rose 3.1% from a year ago, down from 3.4%..

Consumer prices in 19 eurozone countries rose 10.7% in October and grew 0.2% in the third quarter, strengthening expectations for a 0.75% rate hike. Consumer price inflation was 9.9% in September and grew by 4.1% in October of the previous year. Inflation rose in October in Germany (11.6%), the Netherlands (16.8%), Italy (12.8%) and France (7.1%). grew 0.7%. A report by the European Commission f..

Korea's Producer Price Index rose to 9.2% in July for 20 consecutive months, while the US rose 8.5% and the UK 10.1%. The U.S. Department of Labor announced on the 11th that the consumer price index (CPI) rose 8.5% in July from the same month a year ago, and the producer price index (PPI) rose 9.8% and fell 0.5% from the previous month. The UK National Statistical Office said on the 17th that th..

As prices rise further in the second half of this year, rent and personal services will gradually add to the rise in agricultural products. Next year, prices of Chinese raw materials are expected to rise. The inflation rate in December was 3.7%, showing an acceleration in the second half of the year from 0.9% in January to 1% in February, 2% in April, 3.2% in October, and 3.8% in November. The B..

It was found that, unlike the United States, the cost of self-living was excluded from consumer prices by the National Statistical Office classifying the house price itself as a ‘capital speculative good’ with respect to the cost of self-living, which is the core of the price index. As the government classifies houses as speculative goods, the tax policy is focusing on excessive tax rates on pro..

The extent of inflation is gradually increasing and the economic growth rate is showing a clear downward trend, showing the adverse effect of the Corona V rebound and fiscal expansion.The CPI rose 2.3% in April, 2.6% in May, 2.4% in June, 2.6% in July, 2.6% in August, and 2.5% in September, up 3.2% in October and 3.7% in November. It recorded the highest rate of increase in 11 months in a year. ..

According to the Monetary Policy Committee on the 12th, if the production price rises to the highest level for 12 consecutive months and the consumer price includes the rise in housing costs as in the United States, the rate of increase will be close to that of the US by 5.3%. The Producer Price Index of the Bank of Korea was 112.21 (2005 = 100) in October, the highest for seven consecutive mont..

The consumer price inflation rate exceeded the mid-2% range for two consecutive quarters, and the government announced that inflation will continue since October, predicting an increase for three consecutive quarters, followed by a decline in the stock market in October. The CPI rose from 0.6% in January, 1.1% in February and 1.5% in March to 2.3% in April, 2.6% in May, 2.4% in June, 2.6% in Jul..

The US consumer price index rose 5.4% YoY in June and Korea rose 6.4%, higher than the previous year. The Bank of Korea announced on the 21st that, in contrast to the perceived price increase, statistics showed that agricultural products fell by 2.1% compared to the previous month. The BOK announced that the consumer price index for June rose 0.4% month-on-month and 6.4% year-on-year, rising for..

As a supply chain bottleneck in Asian producing countries due to the vaccine gap, inflation has become a trend in the mid-six-month outlook. In an interview with CNBC on the 14th, BlackRock, the largest asset management company in the United States, said, “The economy in some parts of Asia is slowing due to the mutation in the corona delta. This will exacerbate the supply chain shortage problem,..