Rent in the U.S. rises, prices in Korea rise again, Chang-yong Lee ‘falls’ In the United States, rents have risen sharply while inflation has stagnated, and in Korea, inflation is on the rise again, but Bank of Korea Governor Lee Chang-yong said, “It has fallen at a faster rate compared to other countries.” The U.S. Department of Labor's September Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% from the pr..