South Korea's consumer prices rose at their slowest pace in two-and-a-half years last month... mainly due to a drop in international oil prices.<br />According to Statistics Korea on Tuesday,... consumer prices increased by just half-a-percent on-year in February.<br />The rate of increase has been sub one-percent for two straight months.<br />The agency said,... a slump was seen in the price of petroleum goods...citing the drop in international oil prices.<br />Another reason was lower vegetable prices compared to a year earlier...due to a base effect. <br />
