South Korea's producer prices rose for the second consecutive month in March...mainly due to an increase in international oil prices.<br />According to the Bank of Korea on Friday, the production price index, a barometer of future consumer inflation, edged up zero-point-three percent on-month in March.<br />The central bank attributed the rise to an increase in prices of petroleum and coal products. <br />This comes after prices of Dubai crude, Korea's benchmark, rose by 3-point-6 percent during the same period. <br />
