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14.05.202621:00:00UTC+00South Korea’s Import Price Inflation Accelerates to 20.2% in April Year-on-Year

South Korea’s import prices surged 20.2% year-on-year in April 2026, marking a further acceleration from March’s already elevated 18.4% annual increase. The data, updated on 14 May 2026, underscore mounting cost pressures on the trade-dependent economy as higher import bills work their way through supply chains.

The figures compare price levels in April and March 2026 to the same months a year earlier, showing that import-cost inflation not only remains high but is gaining momentum. The shift from 18.4% to 20.2% year-on-year suggests that external price pressures—whether from commodities, manufactured goods, or currency movements—continue to intensify, posing potential challenges for corporate margins and domestic inflation dynamics in the months ahead.

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