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2026.03.2321:00:00UTC+00South Korea’s Producer Prices Accelerate in February, Adding to Inflation Watch

South Korea’s producer price inflation strengthened in February 2026, signaling a pickup in upstream price pressures that could feed into broader consumer inflation in the months ahead. According to data updated on 23 March 2026, the country’s Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 2.4% year-over-year in February, up from a 1.9% gain in January 2026.

The figures, measured on a year-over-year basis, compare price changes in each month to the same month a year earlier. The acceleration from January to February suggests that input costs for producers are rising at a faster pace, a development that markets and policymakers typically watch closely for potential pass-through to consumer prices and monetary policy implications.

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