[Photo] Consumer Prices Rise 4.8% Compared to One Year Ago

Recently, following the sharp rise in prices of meat, flour, and cooking oil, the cost of vegetables has also surged, causing dining table prices to continue soaring. With the early arrival of the heatwave and forecasts predicting the worst heatwave this summer, there are expectations that vegetable prices will skyrocket even further. The photo shows a large supermarket in Seoul on the 25th. / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@