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Press Price Statistics Division

Deputy Director General for Short-term
Contact Division
Economic Statistics,
Release STATISTICS KOREA
Contact Person Lee, Jung-Hyun(042.481.2530)

Consumer Price Index

in April 2021
 Consumer Price Index : April 2021

□ The Consumer Price Index was 107.39(2015=100) in April 2021. The

index increased 0.2 percent from the preceding month and rose 2.3
percent from the same month of the previous year.

◦ The index excluding food and energy was 106.67 in April 2021. The
index increased 0.2 percent from the preceding month and rose 1.1
percent from the same month of the previous year.

< The Current Trend of Consumer Price Index >

(2015=100, %)
2020 2021
Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
All items 106.20 105.61 105.50 105.67 106.47 107.00 107.16 107.39
Percent changes from
0.7 -0.6 -0.1 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.2
the preceding month
Percent changes year
1.0 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.5 2.3
on year
Excluding food and energy 105.91 105.22 105.90 105.89 106.27 106.35 106.41 106.67
Percent changes from
the preceding month -0.3 -0.7 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2
Percent changes year
on year 0.6 -0.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.1

< All items Inflation Rates >

A(%) Percent changes from the preceding month(A) B(%)
Percent changes from the same month of the preceding year(B)

2.3

0.2

'16.04 '17.04 '18.04 '19.04 '20.04 '21.04

 < All items(Excluding food and energy) Inflation Rates >
A(%) Percent changes from the preceding month(A) B(%)
Percent changes from the same month of the preceding year(B)

1.1

0.2

'16.04 '17.04 '18.04 '19.04 '20.04 '21.04

□ The Consumer Price Index by expenditure category in April 2021 was

below.

◦ The index for Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, Furnishings, household

equipment & routine maintenance, Transport, Recreation and culture,
Education, Restaurants and hotels, and Miscellaneous goods and services
increased 0.4 percent, 0.2 percent, 0.7 percent, 1.6 percent, 0.1 percent,
0.5 percent, and 0.5 percent respectively from the preceding month.

◦ The index for Food and non-alcoholic beverages, Clothing and footwear,
and Health decreased 0.2 percent, 0.3 percent, and 0.2 percent
respectively from the preceding month.

◦ The index for Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, and
Communication remained unchanged from the preceding month.
 < Consumer Price Index by expenditure category >

(Not seasonally adjusted) (2015=100, %)

April 2020 April 2021

Percent Percent
Number changes Percent changes Percent
Weights from changes from changes
of Items Index Index
the year on the year on
preceding year preceding year
month month

All items 460 1,000.0 104.95 -0.6 0.1 107.39 0.2 2.3

Food and non-alcoholic

133 137.6 111.29 0.0 1.7 120.34 -0.2 8.1
beverages
Alcoholic beverages and
7 15.8 103.35 0.0 0.7 103.87 0.4 0.5
tobacco

Clothing and footwear 30 61.1 103.92 -0.8 0.1 104.72 -0.3 0.8

Housing, water, electricity,

16 165.9 103.95 -0.2 1.2 104.44 0.0 0.5
gas and other fuels
Furnishings, household equip
49 44.2 107.14 -0.1 -0.9 107.43 0.2 0.3
ment & routine maintenance

Health 32 69.8 103.83 0.1 1.6 104.69 -0.2 0.8

Transport 32 112.6 98.47 -3.5 -2.3 104.77 0.7 6.4

Communication 6 53.5 96.68 0.7 -0.9 94.96 0.0 -1.8

Recreation and culture 55 61.2 100.22 -0.1 -2.5 101.38 1.6 1.2

Education 20 89.6 102.69 -1.5 -2.4 101.60 0.1 -1.1

Restaurants and hotels 44 131.8 110.90 0.1 1.0 112.93 0.5 1.8

Miscellaneous goods and

36 56.9 110.11 -0.3 1.4 112.97 0.5 2.6
services