[Photo] Ordinary People Struggling with Rising Grocery Prices

As Chuseok approaches, there is an emergency regarding the price of food on the table. According to the Statistics Korea National Statistical Portal (KOSIS), the food and non-alcoholic beverage price index in July was 113.12 (2020=100), an 8.0% increase compared to a year ago. Food prices rose the most in one year and five months since February last year. In particular, prices of processed foods such as edible oils (34.7%) and fresh foods such as vegetables and seaweed (24.4%) increased significantly. On the 7th, citizens were shopping at a large supermarket in downtown Seoul. / Reporter Moon Honam munonam@