https://mariannecaroline.com/tags/bank-of-korea/Recent content in Bank of Korea on Marianne CarolineHugoen-usSat, 17 Oct 2026 03:17:39 +0000https://mariannecaroline.com/articles/south-korea-fashion-prices-outpace-the-sales-recovery/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:17:39 +0000https://mariannecaroline.com/articles/south-korea-fashion-prices-outpace-the-sales-recovery/<h2 id="prices-hold-steady-while-the-wider-index-climbs">Prices hold steady while the wider index climbs</h2> <p>South Korean shoppers paid 2.8 per cent more for clothing and footwear in August 2026 than a year earlier, the same annual rate recorded in July, according to figures from the Ministry of Data and Statistics. That leaves apparel inflation running 0.3 percentage points below headline consumer price inflation, which accelerated to 3.1 per cent from 2.8 per cent the previous month and sits well above the Bank of Korea&rsquo;s 2 per cent target.</p>