South Korea: Sugar and salt inflation rates hit the highest in one year

Sugar and salt inflation rates hit the highest in one year Sugar and salt inflation rates both hit their highest levels in a year. According to Statistics Korea's National Statistics Portal, last month's sugar price index rose 16.9% from a year ago, the largest increase in a year since September of last year. Last month, the rate of increase in salt prices also rose by 17.3% due to a decrease in production due to heavy rain and typhoons and an increase in demand due to the discharge of contaminated water in Japan, the highest increase in one year and one month since August of last year. The prices of sugar and salt are rising, and the price of milk has ...