South Korea Import Prices Rise in May


‘,
buttonPrevHTML: ”,
};

function adaptBreadcrumbs() {
let breadcrumbs = document.querySelectorAll(‘#header-breadcrumbs’);

for(i = 0; i < breadcrumbs.length; i++) {
let title = breadcrumbs[i].querySelector(‘.breadcrumbs-title’);
let btns = breadcrumbs[i].querySelector(‘.btn-container:last-child’);

if(btns && btns.children && btns.children.length) {
if(parseInt(title.getBoundingClientRect().top + title.getBoundingClientRect().height / 2) == parseInt(btns.getBoundingClientRect().top + btns.getBoundingClientRect().height / 2)) {
title.style=”flex-grow:1;”;
} else {
title.style=”flex-grow:0;”;
}
} else {
title.style=”flex-grow:1;”;
}

}
}

window.addEventListener(‘resize’, adaptBreadcrumbs);
document.addEventListener(‘DOMContentLoaded’, adaptBreadcrumbs);

South Korea’s import prices rose 24.8% year-on-year in May 2026, quickening from a 20.2% increase in April. The overall rise was driven mainly by raw materials, which surged 38.9%, led by a 42.4% jump in mining product prices. Prices of intermediate goods climbed 26.8%, reflecting steep gains in coal and petroleum products (73.1%), basic metal products (32.8%), chemical products (26.1%), and computers, electronic and optical equipment (23.2%). In addition, prices of capital goods increased 4.8%, while consumer goods prices advanced 6.3%.




Source link

Scroll to Top